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War of the waves: Radio and resistance during World War II
Gagliarducci, Stefano; Onorator, Massimiliano G.; … - 2018
strong impact on political violence. We provide further evidence to prove that BBC radio played an important role in …
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Violent conflict and the child quantity-quality tradeoff
Nepal, Apsara Karki; Halla, Martin; Stillman, Steven - 2018
We show that the exposure to war-related violence increases the quantity of children temporarily, with permanent …
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Introducing HiSCoD: A new gateway for the study of historical social conflict
Chambru, Cédric; Maneuvrier-Hervieu, Paul - 2022
Social conflict pervades human society and fulfils a number of essential functions in its development and transformation, including the creation of new norms and institutions. The Historical Social Conflict Database (HiSCoD) is an ongoing project designed to provide to scholars and society at...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013197976
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Rationalising fertiliser subsidy in India: Key issues and policy options
Gulati, Ashok; Banerjee, Pritha - 2015
Given the importance of agriculture in any sizable country to feed its people, most countries have subsidised agriculture in the past, be they developed countries like the United States of America or countries in the European Union or Japan and Korea, or now emerging economies like China and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011807713
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Crisis, structural reform and the dismantling of the European Social Model(s)
Hermann, Christoph - 2013
Following ECB-president Draghi's remark that the European Social Model does no longer exist and the crisis can only be overcome through a combination of austerity and structural reform, this paper examines the consequences of austerity measures and structural reforms adopted during the crisis in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010322813
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Neutralizing the Tentacles of Organized Crime. Assessment of an Anti-Crime Measure in Fighting Mafia Violence
Baraldi, Anna Laura; Pagani, Erasmo; Stimolo, Marco - 2022
increase the cost of corruption but not of the exercise of violence might accordingly lead mafia-style organizations to … retaliate by resorting to violence in lieu of bribery. On the other hand, anti-corruption measures might also induce criminal … violence. To determine which of these possible effects is prevalent, we undertake an empirical assessment of the impact of city …
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Neutralizing the Tentacles of Organized Crime. Assessment of the Impact of an Anti-Crime Measure on Mafia Violence in Italy
Baraldi, Anna Laura; Papagni, Erasmo; Stimolo, Marco - 2023
increase the cost of corruption but not of the exercise of violence might accordingly lead mafia-style organizations to … retaliate by resorting to violence in lieu of bribery. On the other hand, this kind of anti-crime measure might also induce … reduce violence. To determine which of these possible effects is prevalent, we undertake an empirical assessment of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014305712
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Neoliberal populism in Turkey and its crisis
Akcay, Ümit - 2018
Turkey was shown as a model country by Western capitals in the early 2000s because it successfully embraced the neoliberal economic path and "moderate Islamist" values. In the last couple of years, however, Turkey has been in a state of turmoil, which has included the failure of the so-called...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011807012
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Leadership and influence: Evidence from an artefactual field experiment on local public good provision
D'Adda, Giovanna - 2011
This paper studies the effect of leadership on the level and evolution of pro-social behavior using an artefactual field experiment on local public good provision. Participants decide how much to contribute to an actual conservation project. They can then revise their donations after being...
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Towards sustainable, productive and profitable agriculture: Case of rice and sugarcane
Gulati, Ashok; Mohan, Gayathri - 2018
Indian agriculture is estimated to be consuming about 78 percent of total fresh water resources available in the country. Yet, more than half of the gross cropped area is still dependent on rains. Extremely skewed allocation of scarce irrigation water amongst crops and inefficient use of the...
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