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Government Decentralization as a Disincentive for Transnational Terror? An Empirical Analysis

Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A.V. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

Using panel data for a maximum of 109 countries over the years 1976-2000, we empirically analyze the impact of decentralization on the occurrence of transnational terror. Our results show that expenditure decentralization reduces the number of transnational terror events in a country, while...

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International Terrorism, Political Instability and the Escalation Effect

Campos, Nauro F.; Gassebner, Martin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

What are the main causes of international terrorism? The lessons from the surge of academic research that followed 9 … (the escalation effect) stressing domestic political instability as the main reason for international terrorism …

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Perceptions, Expectations, and Entrepreneurship: The Role of Extreme Events

Brück, Tilman; Llussá, Fernanda; Tavares, José - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

disasters, terrorism, and violent conflicts – on the perceptions of entrepreneurs concerning some key entrepreneurial issues …

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Happiness and Financial Satisfaction in Israel: Effects of Religiosity, Ethnicity, and War

Praag, Bernard M. S. van; Romanov, Dmitri; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

the impact of the religions Judaism, Islam and Christianity, where we are able to differentiate between individuals who …

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The Effect of Religiosity and Religious Festivals on Positional Concerns: An Experimental Investigation of Ramadan

Akay, Alpaslan; Karabulut, Gökhan; Martinsson, Peter - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

This paper examines the effect of religion on positional concerns using survey experiments. We focus on two of the dimensions of religion – degree of religiosity and religious festivals. By conducting the experiments during both the most important day of Ramadan (the Night of Power) and a day...

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Norms, Culture and Local Infrastructure: Evidence from a Decentralised Economy

Pal, Sarmistha - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

that, even after controlling for other variables, traditional collectivist communities strongly adhering to adat and Islam …

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"One Muslim is Enough!" - Evidence from a Field Experiment in France

Adida, Claire L.; Laitin, David D.; Valfort, Marie-Anne - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

Anti-Muslim prejudice is widespread in Western countries. Yet, Muslims are expected to constitute a growing share of the total population in Western countries over the next decades. This paper predicts that this demographic trend will increase anti-Muslim prejudice. Relying on experimental games...

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Books Are Forever: Early Life Conditions, Education and Lifetime Income

Brunello, Giorgio; Weber, Guglielmo; Weiss, Christoph T. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

In this paper we estimate the effect of education on lifetime earnings in Europe, by distinguishing between individuals …

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Is Religiosity of Immigrants a Bridge or a Buffer in the Process of Integration? A Comparative Study of Europe and the United States

García Muñoz, Teresa; Neuman, Shoshana - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

sides of the Atlantic – Europe and the United States. Based on the existing literature and on a statistical analysis of … religious landscape of Europe and of the United States and projections for the future; (ii) religiosity of immigrants (in Europe … religiosity and integration different in Europe and in the United States, due to historical differences in the state …

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Decentralization, Happiness and the Perception of Institutions

Diaz-Serrano, Luis; Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

Europe deliver greater satisfaction with political institutions and lead to greater personal happiness. The analysis uses …

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