This paper examines the economic consequences of terror attacks and the channels through which terrorism affects local … randomness in the success or failure of terror attacks to identify the economic impacts of terrorism. The findings suggest that …

In this paper we investigate whether the effects of terrorism in one country spillover to affect trade in neighboring … stock measures of terrorism, and even for terrorist incidents with zero casualties. Spillovers from terrorism are relatively … long-lived, depressing bilateral trade up to five years after a terrorist event. Our findings are consistent with terrorism …

of terrorism, as well as internal and external conflict is equivalent to as much as a 30 percent tariff on trade. This is …

imprisonment, and torture. To some extent, civil rights are also restricted as a consequence of terrorism, while we find no effect … of terrorism on empowerment rights. -- Terrorism ; Human Rights ; Civil Liberties ; Suicide Attacks …

This contribution investigates the role of education in domestic terrorism for 133 countries between 1984 and 2007. The … findings point at a nontrivial effect of education on terrorism. Lower education (primary education) tends to promote terrorism … education (university education) reduces terrorism in a cluster of countries where conditions are more favorable. This suggests …

We assess the robustness of previous findings on the determinants of terrorism. Using extreme bound analysis, the three … most comprehensive terrorism datasets, and focusing on the three most commonly analyzed aspects of terrorist activity, i … citizens of a particular country in a given year. -- causes of terrorism ; poverty and terrorism ; panel estimations ; extreme …

Building on previous literature, we assess when foreign aid is effective in fighting terrorism using quantile … used whereas terrorism includes: domestic, transnational, unclear and total terrorism dynamics. We consistently establish … that foreign aid (bilateral, multilateral and total) is effective at fighting terrorism exclusively in countries where …

The current literature shows a significant negative impact of terrorism on countries' economies. We explore this … relationship in more detail. Using an unbalanced panel of over 160 countries for up to 25 years and the Global Terrorism Database … (GTD) we show a decrease in FDI as a consequence of terrorism. We also find evidence that FDI flows are more sensitive to …

This paper examines the effect of foreign aid in the terrorism-FDI nexus while considering the extent of domestic … established: the negative effect of terrorism on FDI is apparent only in countries with higher levels of CC; foreign aid dampens … the negative effect of terrorism on FDI only in countries with high levels of CC. The result is mixed when foreign aid is …

terrorism on economic growth, using a panel of 78 developing nations with data for the period 1984-2008. The empirical evidence … is based on interactive Quantile regressions. Domestic, transnational, unclear and total terrorism dynamics are employed … investigated hypothesis, we consistently confirm that: (i) In quantiles where terrorism is found to increase (decrease) economic …