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The root causes of terrorism might not be poverty and lack of education, as many believe. Rather, the lack of civil …
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counterterrorism actions. Even though proactive measures in the host country may not curb terrorism at home, it may still be … advantageous in terms of national income. Increases in the unskilled immigration quota augment terrorism against the developed … country; increases in the skilled immigration quota may or may not raise terrorism against the developed country. When the …
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Using a dynamic panel data framework, we investigate the relationship between the two major forms of terrorism and … focuses on 78 developing countries for 1984- 2008. Our findings suggest that all types of terrorism depress FDI. In addition …, aid mitigates the negative effects of total and domestic terrorism on FDI; however, this is not the case for transnational …
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for transnational terrorism. Our two-stage game has the donor country choosing a first-stage contract consisting of … terrorism-fighting tied aid and general assistance. In stage 2, the donor decides its defensive measures, while the recipient … complementarity. A rise in terrorism in the donor increases home enforcement but may limit foreign enforcement at given aid levels. A …
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This paper finds that political freedom has a significant and non-linear effect on domestic terrorism, but this effect … is not significant in the case of transnational terrorism. Some of our other novel findings are that while geography and … fractionalization may limit a county’s ability to curb terrorism, the presence of strong legal institutions deters it. ; Earlier title …
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A two-stage game depiction of counterterrorism is presented, where the emphasis is on the interaction between the preemptive and defensive measures taken by two targeted countries facing a common threat. The preemptor is likely to be the high-cost defender with the greater foreign interests. A...
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We report robust evidence of adverse cross-border externalities from terrorism on trade for over 160 countries from … 1976 to 2014. Terrorism in one country spills over to reduce trade in neighboring nations. These externalities arise from …
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