Does bombing those involved in terrorist activities accomplish its goals of reducing the number of terrorists, or may it instead cause a growth in terrorist numbers? To answer this question, we first seek a behavioral approach to the causes of terrorism. Next, without the ability to conduct...

This paper looks at the mental health of US consumers and the state-level economy between 2004 and 2014. To better capture the mental condition of Americans, we use internet query data for select psychological keywords. We evaluate the seasonal fluctuations in this data and compare the broader...

We repurpose an agent-based model of ethnocentrism to show how violence affects people's willingness to cooperate with members of other groups. We account for extra benefits that arise from interacting with a member of the same culture (‘cultural boosts') and for mutual gains from cooperative...

Is there more to ‘good science’ than explaining novel facts? Social interaction within scientific communities plays a pivotal role in defining acceptable research practices. This article explores the connection between research outcomes and the socio-cultural environment they are constructed...

Is there more to Ôgood scienceÕ than explaining novel facts? Social interaction within the scientific community plays a pivotal role in defining acceptable research. This paper develops an agent-based computational model of scientific communities to explore the connection between research...

This paper examines international business cycle transmission within a two-country dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model featuring an endogenously determined trade pattern. In contrast to existing literature, this model distinguishes between non-traded final goods and traded inputs. The...

This paper examines employment dynamics and international business cycle transmission within a two-country dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model featuring an endogenously determined trade pattern. In contrast to existing literature, this model allows for the household's labor supply to be...

We use Hammond and Axelrod's (2006) agent-based model of ethnocentrism to show how people's willingness to cooperate with outsiders is affected by mutually beneficial exchange. In environments where one person gains at the expense of others (‘charity economies'), we find discrimination to be a...

What affects the choices of terrorism and counter-terrorism? New researchers interested in this field might feel overwhelmed by the vast literature that emerged after the 9/11 attacks. We review existing trends and policies related to international terrorist activities. We describe the...