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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 … preferences since these preferences have been shown to be related to economic outcomes. The results suggest that successful …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011388324
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 … preferences since these preferences have been shown to be related to economic outcomes. The results suggest that successful …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013011133
The nineteenth century was a time of substantial changes in the patterns of economic growth. This was also a period of … patterns of economic growth and political voice are not coincidental. In this paper we develop a general equilibrium model of … implemented policies. In turn, these policies influence the character of economic growth. We find in the social structure of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010851332
analyze the effects of franchise changes on economic growth. We identify in the social structure of society an explanation for … the connection between enfranchisement and growth: When (1) there exist an economic conflict among the elite, (2) landed … classes are not politically strong, and (3) there exists a critical mass of industrial workers, we observe both growth and …
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This paper studies the effect of strengthening democracy, as captured by an increase in voting rights, on the incidence of violent civil conflict in nineteenth-century Colombia. Empirically studying the relationship between democracy and conflict is challenging, not only because of conceptual...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013085354
This paper examines the impact of terrorism on voting behavior in the United States. We rely on an exhaustive list of … identify the political impacts of terrorism. We first confirm that the success of terror attacks is plausibly random by showing … terrorism has less of an influence on voters than is usually thought. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012418449
This paper examines the impact of terrorism on voting behavior in the United States. We rely on an exhaustive list of … identify the political impacts of terrorism. We first confirm that the success of terror attacks is plausibly random by showing … terrorism has less of an in uence on voters than is usually thought. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012422196
one empirical framework. We investigate the effects of Islamist terrorism on citizens' evaluation of the national … terrorism. …
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There is surprisingly little evidence on how terror attacks impact elections. With only a few exceptions, previous studies in this literature have focused on a particular country or attack, limiting their generalizability. Ours is the first comprehensive, multi-country examination of the effects...
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This paper examines the impact of terrorism on voting behavior in the United States. We rely on an exhaustive list of … identify the political impacts of terrorism. We first confirm that the success of terror attacks is plausibly random by showing … terrorism has less of an in uence on voters than is usually thought. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012406272