This paper considers terrorism as an extortion activity. It uses tools from the theory of extortion and from conflict … theory to describe how terrorism works, why terrorism is a persistent phenomenon, why terrorism is a violent phenomenon, and … how retaliation affects the outcome. The analysis highlights the importance of information aspects and discusses some …

, terrorism, arms races, and military manpower); and chapters on topics that reflects the influence of globalization and new … threats (e.g., terrorism, trade and peace, and arms industries). Third, the chapter provides a brief overview of each chapter …

This contribution examines the role of capitalism in anti-American terrorism. Using data for 149 countries between 1970 …-American terrorism increases with external economic liberalization or decreases with higher levels of economic openness. However …, consistent with economic norms theory, higher levels of market-capitalism are associated with less anti-American terrorism …

Why do some democratic governments react weakly to terrorism, while apparently similar regimes react harshly? More … generally, what are the determinants of governments' reaction to terrorism? And, what are the determinants of terrorism and of … its dynamic? In this paper we focus on domestic terrorism and counter-terrorism as affected by economic de- velopment …

credibility problem of national governments in other international agreements too. …

credibility problem of national governments in other international agreements too. …

This paper examines the economic consequences of terror attacks and the channels through which terrorism affects local … randomness in the success or failure of terror attacks to identify the economic impacts of terrorism. The findings suggest that …

We study the influence of income inequality on terrorism. Using cross-national data for 79 countries for the 2002 … of terrorism. Once endogeneity is properly accounted for by means of an instrumental-variable approach, higher levels of … terrorism is consistent with relative deprivation theory which argues that conflict results from frustration over the actual …