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This paper attempts to provide a more complete reckoning of the costs of the Iraq War, using standard economic and … underestimate the War's true costs. We estimate a range of present and future costs, by including expenditures not in the $500bn CBO … the war on the overall performance of the economy. Even taking a conservative approach and assuming all US troops return …
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This paper attempts to provide a more complete reckoning of the costs of the Iraq War, using standard economic and … underestimate the War's true costs. We estimate a range of present and future costs, by including expenditures not in the $500bn CBO … the war on the overall performance of the economy. Even taking a conservative approach and assuming all US troops return …
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Three years ago, as America was preparing to go to war in Iraq, there were few discussions of the likely costs. When … the country. Lindsey went on to say that "The successful prosecution of the war would be good for the economy." Many … aspects of the Iraq venture have turned out differently from what was purported before the war: there were no weapons of mass …
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The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of individuals' memories of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988) during … (in the event of another war). Using the World Value Survey (WVS) data, we provide evidence that Iranians who experienced … the war during early adulthood give top priority to strong defense forces. However, we find that there is no significant …
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Macroeconomic costs of conflict are generally very large, with GDP per capita about 28 percent lower ten years after conflict onset. This is overwhelmingly driven by private consumption, which falls by 25 percent ten years after conflict onset. Conflict is also associated with dramatic declines...
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