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The shape of things to come? Assessing the effectiveness of suicide attacks and targeted killings
Jaeger, David A.; Paserman, Marco Daniele - 2007
In this paper we assess the effectiveness of suicide attacks and targeted killings in the Second Intifada. We find evidence that the targeted killings of Palestinian leaders by Israel reduce realized Palestinian violence. We find, however, that intended Palestinian violence is increasing at low...
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The struggle for Palestinian hearts and minds: violence and public opinion in the second intifada
Jaeger, David A.; Klor, Esteban F.; Miaari, Sami H.; … - 2008
This paper examines how violence in the Second Intifada influences Palestinian public opinion. Using micro data from a series of opinion polls linked to data on fatalities, we find that Israeli violence against Palestinians leads them to support more radical factions and more radical attitudes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277711
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Economic integration in the euro-mediterranean region
Ayadi, Rym; El Elj, Moez; Gasiorek, Michael; Ghoneim, … - 2009
This study evaluates the effects of the current Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Agreement for the EU and the Mediterranean region, in order to assist policy makers in defining the next steps in the Euro-Mediterranean Road map till 2010 and beyond. It provides quantitative, qualitative and sectoral...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010326588
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Europas Energiekrise und der östliche Mittelmeerraum: Über Zielkonflikte zwischen Versorgungssicherheit, Klimaschutz und regionaler Stabilität
Rau, Moritz - 2023
Angesichts des russischen Krieges gegen die Ukraine und der gefährdeten Energieversorgung Europas gewinnt der östliche Mittelmeerraum wieder an politischer Aufmerksamkeit. Im Fokus stehen dabei einerseits bisher unerschlossene Erdgasvorkommen und andererseits Perspektiven für eine zukünftige...
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The Impact of the War 1991: 1995 on the Croatian Economy: A Contribution to the Analysis of War Economies
Schönfelder, Bruno - 2005
Eigenarten einer Kriegswirtschaft hervor. Weder kam es zu einer zurückgestauten Inflation noch zu einer Verstärkung … befehlswirtschaftlicher Elemente, eher war das Gegenteil der Fall. 'Nichtsdestoweniger' gewann Kroatien den Krieg. Manche haben daraus … geschlussfolgert, dass der Krieg für die kroatische Wirtschaft ein Ereignis von untergeordneter Bedeutung war. Diese These ist irrig …
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The U.S. economy in WWII as a model for coping with climate change
Rockoff, Hugh - 2016
During World War II the United States rapidly transformed its economy to cope with a wide range of scarcities, such as shortfalls in the amounts of ocean shipping, aluminum, rubber, and other raw materials needed for the war effort. This paper explores the mobilization to see whether it provides...
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War and the American Economy
Rockoff, Hugh - 2005
To cover fully the economics of war would require encyclopedia unto itself. Here I will provide brief introductions to four questions: (1) to what extent did economic forces cause America's wars, (2) after going to war, how has the United States managed the reallocation of resources, (3) how has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263266
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Did British women achieve long-term economic benefits from working in essential WWII industries?
Hart, Robert A. - 2009
Between mid-1939 and mid-1943 almost 2.2 million additional women were recruited into Britain's essential war industries. These consisted, predominantly, of young women recruited into metal and chemical industries. Much of the increased labour supply was achieved through government directed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269099
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The first world war and working-class food consumption in Britain
Gazeley, Ian; Newell, Andrew - 2010
In this paper we reassess the food consumption and dietary impact of the regimes of food and food price control and eventually, food rationing, that were introduced in Britain during the First World War. At the end of the War the Sumner Committee was convened to investigate into effects of these...
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The economic consequences of the Gulf war
Mofid, Kamran - 1990
The Iran-Iraq War were one of the longest and most devastating uninterrupted wars amongst modern nation states. It produced neither victor nor vanquished and left the regimes in both countries basically intact. However, it is clear that the domestic, regional and international repercussions of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012615507