From 1997 through early 2003, the United Nations Oil for Food Program allowed Iraq to export oil in exchange for … humanitarian supplies. We measure the extent to which this program was corrupted by Iraq's attempts to deliberately set the price … between the official selling price of Iraq's two crude oils (Basrah Light and Kirkuk) and the market price of several …

System. Comparing to those in other duties around the world, deployment to Iraq/Afghanistan increases the odds of developing … on the service, compared to a tour under 120 days. For Army and Navy, a deployment to Iraq/Afghanistan further …

Iraq. The novel feature of our analysis derives from the existence of a market for Saddam Securities,' a new future traded … enmeshed in the world economy, or net oil importers, are most likely to experience adverse effects from war …

We consider three questions related to the choice between war in Iraq and a continuation of the pre-war containment ….According to our analysis, pre-invasion views about the likely course of the Iraq intervention imply present value costs for the …

This paper attempts to provide a more complete reckoning of the costs of the Iraq War, using standard economic and … accounting/ budgetary frameworks. As of December 30, 2005, total spending for combat and support operations in Iraq is $251bn … the war on the overall performance of the economy. Even taking a conservative approach and assuming all US troops return …

Much has been written about the national-security aspects of a potential conflict with Iraq, but there are no studies …

The French Opposition to the war in Iraq in early 2003, prompted calls for a boycott of French wine in the US. We …

from Iraq on violence against Coalition and Iraqi forces, reconstruction spending, and community characteristics (sectarian …

As of this writing, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are in their eighth and tenth years, having accrued nearly a …