, terrorist financing involves “reverse” money laundering. This is a consequence of some fundamental differences between terrorism …Terrorism causes enormous costs to society. Since the 9/11 attacks, the “war on terror” has therefore been an important …, thereby setting the stage for discussing the need for measures against terrorist financing. We argue that running a terrorist …

Since the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington D.C., the fight against international terrorism has been a dominant … terrorist activity. Unfortunately, there is no universal strategy to counter terrorism. This is partly due to the diverse and … with (international) terrorism, taking on a law and economics perspective. More specifically, we will examine how the rule …

This contribution offers a comprehensive empirical analysis of the effects of education on terrorism for 118 countries … for the period 1984 to 2007. We find that education and terrorism are not directly linked, so that education neither … fosters nor retards terrorism on its own. Rather, our results suggest that education may fuel terrorist activity in the …

We study the influence of income inequality on terrorism. Using cross-national data for 79 countries for the 2002 … of terrorism. Once endogeneity is properly accounted for by means of an instrumental-variable approach, higher levels of … terrorism is consistent with relative deprivation theory which argues that conflict results from frustration over the actual …

international terrorism at the top of the agenda of European policy-makers. This paper analyzes the costs of terrorism in the … European Union from both a theoretical and empirical perspective in order to evaluate counter-terrorism policies by comparing … predispositions typically result in a biased perception of the risk of terrorism leading to too high a demand for counter-terrorism …

This contribution examines the role of market-capitalism in anti-American terrorism. It differentiates between level …-peace literature coincide with less anti-American terrorism, it also suggests that the process of marketization has inflammatory … effects on anti-American terrorism. Using panel data for 149 countries between 1970 and 2007, this contribution indeed finds …

We analyze the effect of income inequality on terrorism for a sample of 114 countries between 1985 and 2012. We provide …), that higher levels of income inequality are associated with more terrorism. Consistent with relative deprivation theory, we … terrorism to voice dissent and achieve a redistribution of wealth. Furthermore, we provide evidence of an indirect effect of …