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Collier, Paul; Hoeffler, Anke - In: Handbook of defense economics : volume 2, Defense in a …, (pp. 711-739). 2007

Civil wars are intricate social, political and psychological phenomena. However, economics can offer analytical insights which are useful alongside the more conventional approach of case-studies. Indeed, the policy conclusions drawn from economic analysis sometimes cast doubt on conventional...

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Does development aid increase military expenditure?

Langlotz, Sarah; Potrafke, Niklas - 2016

The diversion of development aid to the recipient's military may be one explanation why aid is often found to be … ineffective in promoting economic growth and development. Previous studies have not derived the causal effects of development aid … on military expenditure. Using a new instrumental variable strategy, we examine whether bilateral development aid …

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Does development aid increase military expenditure?

Langlotz, Sarah; Potrafke, Niklas - 2016 - This version: September 2016

The diversion of development aid to the recipient’s military may be one explanation why aid is often found to be … ineffective in promoting economic growth and development. Previous studies have not derived the causal effects of development aid … on military expenditure. Using a new instrumental variable strategy, we examine whether bilateral development aid …

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India as an Emerging Donor

Chanana, Dweep I. - 2014

India has traditionally been perceived, both domestically and globally, as an important aid receiver. But it has also had a foreign aid programme of its own which can be traced to the 1950s and 1960s. India's aid programme was small, focused on building local capacities and viewed as benign. In...

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Economic Performance Over the Conflict Cycle

Staines, Nicholas - 2006

The paper finds a significant shift in the economic characteristics of civil conflicts during the 1990s. Conflicts have become shorter but with more severe contractions and a stronger recovery of growth. The overall length and cost of the conflict cycle has probably declined. The stance of...

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Irish Aid and Foreign Policy Response to Crisis in Sudan, 1998-99

Kevlihan, Rob - 2010

Irish government policy in relation to development and humanitarian response has traditionally been presented as …

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Does Development Aid Increase Military Expenditure?

Langlotz, Sarah - 2016

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Does development aid increase military expenditure

Langlotz, Sarah; Potrafke, Niklas - 2019

Using a new instrumental variable strategy, we examine whether bilateral development aid increases military expenditure … accounting for outliers, our results do not suggest that development aid affects military expenditure in the full sample. However …

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Humanitarian economics

Carbonnier, Gilles - 2018

This paper introduces the origins and scope of humanitarian economics, a vibrant field of study and practice that deals with the economics and political economy of war, disaster, and humanitarian action. To illustrate the field's scientific and policy relevance, the paper draws on various...

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Aid and radicalization: the case of Hamas in the West Bank and Gaza

Loewenthal, Amit; Miaari, Sami H.; Hoeffler, Anke - 2021

In this paper we study how radical political factions secure support. In order to achieve their objective of gaining support, radical political factions can choose from a number of specific strategies. They can provide financial assistance and generate a reciprocal relationship with their...

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