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The labour market impact of mobility restrictions: Evidence from the West Bank

Calì, Massimiliano; Miaari, Sami H. - Households in Conflict Network - 2012

Using data on Israeli closure in the Palestinian West Bank, we provide new evidence on the labour market effects of conflict-induced restrictions to mobility. We exploit the fact that the placement of physical barriers by Israel was exogenous to local labour market conditions and find a causal...

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The labour market impact of mobility restrictions: Evidence from the West Bank

Cali, Massimiliano; Miaari, Sami - European Regional Science Association - 2013

The efficient mobility of goods and labour is one of the most important features of a functioning economy. Using data on Israeli closures inside the West Bank, we provide new evidence on the labour market effects of conflict-induced restrictions to mobility. These restrictions operated through a...

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Ethnic Conflict and Job Separations

Miaari, Sami H.; Zussman, Asaf; Zussman, Noam - Households in Conflict Network - 2010

We study the effect of the second Intifada, a violent conflict between Israel and its Palestinian neighbors which … pre-Intifada period hired both Arabs and Jews. Our analysis demonstrates that until September 2000 Arab workers had a … of the Intifada. We argue that the most likely explanation for this pattern is increased anti-Arab discrimination among …

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'No Woman's Law Will Rot This State': the Israeli Racial State and Feminist Resistance

Lentin, Ronit - In: Sociological Research Online 9 (2004) 3

aspects of Israeli feminist peace activism since the onset of the second Intifada. Although Israeli feminist peace activism … positions itself above morality, while evoking morality in its defence, feminist 'peace activism' in Israel/Palestine, though …

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The Peace Process and the Palestinian Refugees.

Tuma, E.H. - California Davis - Institute of Governmental Affairs - 1995

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Sixty years after the partition resolution: what future for the Arab economy in Israel?

Khalidi, Raja J. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

Despite the expectations of economic theory, a century of Arab-Jewish economic interaction in Palestine has not led to …

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Preferring balanced vs. advantageous peace agreements: A study of Israeli attitudes towards a two state solution

Malhotra, Deepak; Ginges, Jeremy - In: Judgment and Decision Making 5 (2010) 6, pp. 420-427

The paper extends research on fixed-pie perceptions by suggesting that disputants may prefer proposals that are perceived to be equally attractive to both parties (i.e., balanced) rather than one-sided, because balanced agreements are seen as more likely to be successfully implemented. We test...

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Reframing Sacred Values

Atran, Scott; Axelrod, Robert - HAL - 2008

Sacred values differ from material or instrumental values in that they incorporate moral beliefs that drive action in ways dissociated from prospects for success. Across the world, people believe that devotion to essential or core values – such as the welfare of their family and country, or...

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The spoiler effect: Framing attitudes and expectations toward peace

Sheafer, Thamir; Dvir-Gvirsman, Shira - In: Journal of Peace Research 47 (2010) 2, pp. 205-215

This study analyzes the impact of media framing on aggregate attitudes and expectations of Israelis toward the Oslo peace process with the Palestinians during a time period of eight years (1995-2003). It presents three main contributions: First, it provides a long-term analysis of the impact of...

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Economic Aspects of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: The Collapse of the Oslo Accord

Naqib, Fadle M. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2002

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