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COVID-19 and conflict
Bloem, Jeffrey R.; Salemi, Colette - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 140 (2021), pp. 1-9
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The opportunity cost of the Islamic revolution and war for Iran
Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza - 2019
We estimate the opportunity cost for Iran due to the Islamic revolution and eight years' war with Iraq (1978 … loss is equivalent to 40% of income per capita, which an Iranian could reach at the absence of revolution and war. …
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Years of life lost to revolution and war in Iran
Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza - 2021
Iranians for the period 1978–1988 during the revolution and war. I use a synthetic control approach to construct a synthetic … (‘OPEC’) countries. The synthetic Iran matches the average level of key pre-revolution life expectancy correlates and the … evolution of the factual Iranian life expectancy during the post-revolution period through the end of the war. I find a sizable …
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Fiscal and economic effects of local austerity
Fremerey, Melinda; Lichter, Andreas; Löffler, Max - 2022
We study the consequences of a large-scale austerity program targeting financially-constrained municipalities in …
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The impact of the Arab spring on the Tunisian economy
Matta, Samer; Appleton, Simon; Bleaney, Michael F. - 2015
We use Synthetic Control Methodology to estimate the output loss in Tunisia as a result of the "Arab spring". Our results suggest that each Tunisian citizen lost, on average, an estimated US$ 600 (5.5 percent of GDP), US$ 574 (5.1 percent of GDP) and US$ 735 (6.4 percent of GDP) in 2011, 2012...
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The Impact of Coalition Offensive Operations on the Iraqi Insurgency
Hanson, Matthew A.; Schmidt, Martin B. - 2007
Coalition offensive operations in Iraq seek to disrupt insurgents and their networks, but may also act as a recruitment tool for the insurgency. We use data from Coalition press releases and casualty reports to assess the total impact of these operations. We find that two additional offensive...
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Gravity model applications and macroeconomic perspectives
Gröschl, Jasmin Katrin - 2013
This dissertation was prepared by Jasmin Gröschl and is a collection of five self-contained empirical essays. They aim at contributing to the understanding of non-standard determinants of trade and migration: historical and cultural characteristics in the United States (Chapter 1),...
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The effects of wartime institutions on households' ability to cope with shocks : evidence for Colombia
Ibáñez, Ana María; Arteaga, Julián; Cárdenas … - 2019
This paper studies the legacies of wartime institutions, measured as rebelocracy, on the ability of households to cope …
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Does the Swiss debt brake induce sound federal finances? : a synthetic control analysis
Pfeil, Christian F.; Feld, Lars P. - 2016
The Swiss debt brake is widely appreciated as one of the most rationally designed fiscal rules in the world and was thus also discussed as blueprint in the debates about fiscal rules in Germany, the European Union member states and Israel. However, evidence that this rule really contributes to...
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Reforming Tax Expenditures in Italy : What, Why, and How?
Tyson, Justin - 2014
The IMF has advised country authorities to roll back tax expenditures as a way to support fiscal consolidation efforts - urging them to evaluate tax expenditures according to clear criteria, and assessing their impact on public finances, economic efficiency, equity, and administrative and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013055601