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Humanitarian Relief and Civil Conflict
Blouin, Max; Pallage, Stéphane - In: Journal of Conflict Resolution 52 (2008) 4, pp. 548-565
The authors examine the effects that famine relief efforts (food aid) can have in regions undergoing civil war. In the model, warlords seize a fraction of all aid entering the region. How much they can loot affects their choice of army size; therefore the manner in which aid is delivered...
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Humanitarian Relief and Civil Conflict
Blouin, Max; Pallage, Stéphane - Centre Interuniversitaire sur le Risque, les Politiques … - 2007
We examine the effects of famine relief efforts (food aid) in regions undergoing civil war. In our model, warlords seize a fraction of all aid entering the region. How much they loot affects their choice of army size; therefore the manner in which aid is delivered influences warfare. We identify...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005015275
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Economic sanctions and the duration of civil conflicts
Escriba-Folch, Abel - In: Journal of Peace Research 47 (2010) 2, pp. 129-141
This article studies the impact of economic sanctions on the duration and outcome of intrastate conflicts. Sanctions … international organizations or by other actors have similar negative effects on war duration. In the second part of the article, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008855381
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Geography, Rebel Capability, and the Duration of Civil Conflict
Buhaug, Halvard; Gates, Scott; Lujala, Päivi - In: Journal of Conflict Resolution 53 (2009) 4, pp. 544-569
crucial role in determining the duration of conflict. Using precisely dated duration data in event history models and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011136162
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WHEN AND HOW THE FIGHTING STOPS: EXPLAINING THE DURATION AND OUTCOME OF CIVIL WARS
Brandt, Patrick; Mason, T. David; Gurses, Mehmet; … - In: Defence and Peace Economics 19 (2008) 6, pp. 415-434
Previous research has shown that the duration of a civil war is in part a function of how it ends: in government … fighting. Hypotheses derived from this theory relate the duration of a civil war to its outcome as well as characteristics of … duration vary according to whether the conflict ended in government victory, rebel victory, or negotiated settlement. …
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Welfare Time Limits in the United States – Experiences with a New Welfare-to-Work Approach
Ochel, Wolfgang - CESifo - 2004
This paper reviews the evidence on welfare time limits in the United States. It primarily refers to experimental and econometric evaluations. Time limits affect welfare recipients both before and after their limits are reached. Time limits reduce welfare receipt and increase employment before...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005406156
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Business Cycle Fluctuations, Large Shocks, and Development Aid; New Evidence
Dabla-Norris, Era; Minoiu, Camelia; Zanna, Luis-Felipe - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
We examine the cyclical properties of development aid using bilateral data for 22 donors and over 100 recipients during 1970?2005. We find that bilateral aid flows are on average procyclical with respect to business cycles in donor and recipient countries. However, they become countercyclical...
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Development Aid and Economic Growth; A Positive Long-Run Relation
Reddy, Sanjay; Minoiu, Camelia - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
We analyze the growth impact of official development assistance to developing countries. Our approach is different from that of previous studies in two major ways. First, we disentangle the effects of two kinds of aid: developmental and non-developmental. Second, our specifications allow for the...
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Tobin-Steuer: Neue Vorschläge entkräften nicht alte Einwände.
Frenkel, Michael; Langhammer, Rolf J. - Kiel Institute for the World Economy - 2002
Kürzlich ist die ursprünglich von James Tobin vorgeschlagene Steuer auf Devisenmarkttransaktionen wieder in die politische Diskussion gerückt. Die deutsche und die französische Regierung haben sich bereits im vergangenen Jahr positiv zur Einführung einer Tobin-Steuer geäußert. Anfang 2002...
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Assessing the allocation of aid : developmental concerns and the self-interest of donors.
Canavire-Bacarreza, Gustavo; Nunnenkamp, Peter; Thiele, … - Kiel Institute for the World Economy - 2006
recipients if governance is measured by the World Bank?s CPIA. If the CPIA is replaced by the Kaufmann index, however, the policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008520187