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Ecology and Violence : The Environmental Dimensions of War
Schipani, Cindy A.; Fort, Timothy L. - 2014
likelihood of violence in the emerging world, effects that are far deeper than can be controlled by security forces: (1 … problems that link violence with economic, social, ethnic, and even religious frustrations. This manuscript seeks to address … these concerns. Part I elaborates ways in which these issues of violence manifest themselves in a globalized economy. Part …
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Media, domocracy, and government action: Prevention vs. palliation in the time of cholera
Choe, Chongwoo; Raschky, Paul A. - 2011
This paper studies how media and democracy influence government action taken before and after a natural disaster. The key elements in this relationship are the media's role as the provider of information to voters about government action and the quality of democracy that pertains to how relevant...
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Was lesen und schätzen Ökonomen im Jahr 2011?
Bräuninger, Michael; Haucap, Justus; Muck, Johannes - 2011
In diesem Aufsatz stellen wir die Ergebnisse einer Umfrage unter den Mitgliedern des Vereins für Socialpolitik vor, welche die Bewertung der Relevanz und Reputation ökonomischer Fachzeitschriften zum Ziel hatte. Bei der Bewertung der Relevanz werden internationale englischsprachige...
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Intellectual property rights and the WTO
Budzinski, Oliver; Monostori, Katalin - 2012
In the context of the WTO, intellectual property rights (IPR) are codified in the TRIPS-agreement. While covering all the different types of IPR, landmark cases of the still young history of TRIPS have dealt with commercial copyrights. This paper summarizes the basic economics of the IPR branch...
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Streaming reaches flood stage : does Spotify stimulate or depress music sales?
Aguiar, Luis; Waldfogel, Joel - 2015
Streaming music services have exploded in popularity in the past few years, variously raising optimism and concern about their impacts on recorded music revenue. On the one hand, streaming services allow sellers to engage in bundling with the promise of increasing revenues, profits, and consumer...
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Terrorism and the media : the effect of US television coverage on Al-Qaeda attacks
Jetter, Michael - 2017
Can media coverage of a terrorist organization encourage their execution of further attacks? This paper analyzes the day-to-day news coverage of Al-Qaeda on US television since 9/11 and the group's terrorist strikes. To isolate causality, I use disaster deaths worldwide as an exogenous variation...
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The internet economy : regulatory challenges and practices
Koske, Isabell; Bitetti, Rosamaria; Wanner, Isabelle; … - 2014
The Internet has become an integral part of the everyday life of households, firms and governments. Its proper functioning over the long run is therefore crucial for economic growth and people’s wellbeing more generally. The success of the Internet depends on its openness and the confidence of...
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Communications technology and terrorism
Mahmood, Rafat; Jetter, Michael - 2018
By facilitating the flow of information in society, communications technology (CT; e.g., newspapers, radio, television, the internet) can help terrorists to (i) spread their message, (ii) recruit followers, and (iii) coordinate among group members. However, CT also facilitates monitoring and...
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Coups, regime transition, and the dynamics of press freedom
Bjørnskov, Christian; Freytag, Andreas; Gutmann, Jerg - 2018
This paper explores the dynamics of press freedom around events that threaten or oust the incumbent regime of a country. While democracies on average grant the press more freedom, our theoretical starting point is that democracies and autocracies may have similar incentives to protect the power...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011887081
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Coups, regime transition, and the dynamics of press freedom
Bjørnskov, Christian; Freytag, Andreas; Gutmann, Jerg - 2018
This paper explores the dynamics of press freedom around events that threaten or oust the incumbent regime of a country. While democracies on average grant the press more freedom, our theoretical starting point is that democracies and autocracies may have similar incentives to protect the power...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011892537