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 …

When do opposition groups decide to mount a terrorism campaign and when do they enter an open civil conflict against … the ruling government? This paper models an opposition group's choice between peace, terrorism, and open conflict …. Terrorism emerges if executive constraints are intermediate and rents are sizeable. Open conflict is predicted to emerge under …

This paper proposes a simple framework to better understand an opposition group's choice between peace, terrorism, and … open civil conflict against the government. Our model implies that terrorism emerges if constraints on the ruling executive … when considering the incidence and onset of terrorism and conflict. The corresponding magnitudes are economically sizeable …

Building on previous literature, we assess when foreign aid is effective in fighting terrorism using quantile … used whereas terrorism includes: domestic, transnational, unclear and total terrorism dynamics. We consistently establish … that foreign aid (bilateral, multilateral and total) is effective at fighting terrorism exclusively in countries where …

This paper models the feasibility of common policy initiatives against global terrorism, as well as timelines for their … enforcement. The empirical evidence is based on 78 developing countries for the period 1984-2008. Employed terrorism dynamics are … domestic, transnational, unclear and total terrorism. Absolute (or unconditional) and conditional catch-ups are modeled using …

This study investigates persistence of global terrorism in a panel of 163 countries for the period 2010 to 2015. The … terrorism is a decreasing function of income levels because it consistently increases from high income (through upper middle … income) to lower middle income countries. Second, compared to Christian-oriented countries, terrorism is more persistent in …

We report robust evidence of adverse cross-border externalities from terrorism on trade for over 160 countries from … 1976 to 2014. Terrorism in one country spills over to reduce trade in neighboring nations. These externalities arise from …

Since the end of the Cold War, the world remains a dangerous place with new threats: regional conflicts, transnational …, 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 …

, consistent with economic norms theory, higher levels of market-capitalism are associated with less anti-American terrorism …This contribution examines the role of capitalism in anti-American terrorism. Using data for 149 countries between 1970 … and 2007, this contribution, contrary to expectations from capitalist peace theory, does not find that Anti …