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New Wars on the Balkans - Business as Usual
Genchev, Vassil - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
The monopoly over the exercise of violence is the main defining element of states according to the Weberian ideal …
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Continuing Conflict and Stalemate: A Note
Caruso, Raul - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
This note is about the possibility of a stalemate in a continuing conflict. Following the prevailing economic literature on the topic, under some assumptions, the outcome of a conflict can be described in two ways: (i) a predetermined split of a contested output; (ii) a winner-take-all contest...
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The scientist and the church
Nitzan, Jonathan; Bichler, Shimshon - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
The April 21, 2005 issue of the LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS carried a lead article titled ‘Blood for Oil?’ The paper is attributed to a group of writers and activists – Iain Boal, T.J. Clark, Joseph Matthews and Michael Watts – who identify themselves by the collective name ‘Retort.’ In...
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How Crime can Affect Economic Performance through the Application of an ECM-Model: the Case of Guatemala
Ruiz Estrada, M.A. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Crime has a potentially large impact on economic growth but measuring their economic impact is subject to a great deal of uncertainty. The central objective of this paper is to set forth a model – the economics of crime monitoring model (ECM-Model) – to evaluate the impact of crime can...
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New Wars in Numbers. An exploration of various datasets on intra-state violence.
Rigterink, Anouk S. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
has the violence against civilians over the period 1989-2010. Evidence on the participation of non-state combatants is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258819
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Violence and human security policy relevance of a central health linkage
Meddings, David; Bettcher, Douglas; Ghafele, Roya - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2003
Violence, as a human security threat, constitutes a core public health issue. Finally, in an era of globalized threats … requiring international cooperation, the discussion focuses on the interstate spillover effects of violence, or in other words …” in the 21st century; in particular our analysis focuses on the implications of the violence case study for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258854
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How Crime can Affect Economic Performance through the Application of an ECM-Model: the Case of Guatemala
Estrada, Ruiz; Arturo, Mario - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Crime has a potentially large impact on economic growth but measuring their economic impact is subject to a great deal of uncertainty. The central objective of this paper is to set forth a model – the economics of crime monitoring model (ECM-Model) – to evaluate the impact of crime on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260581
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Understanding international crime trends: The legacy of preschool lead exposure
Nevin, Rick - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
This study shows a very strong association between preschool blood lead and subsequent crime rate trends over several decades in the USA, Britain, Canada, France, Australia, Finland, Italy, West Germany, and New Zealand. The relationship is characterized by best-fit lags (highest R2 and t-value...
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Impact of terrorism on investment decisions of farmers: evidence from the Punjab insurgency
Singh, Prakarsh - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper provides evidence for a particular channel through which sustained terrorism in rural areas may affect growth in developing countries. Using micro-level data from agricultural surveys during the period of insurgency in Punjab (India), I find significant negative effects of terrorism...
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Violence among young students in a poor region
Cid, Alejandro; Cabrera, José María; Hackembruch, Cecilia - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Every day in the pages of national newspapers and television news, we may read and hear about acts of violence that are … events are not fully reflected in the media. Society perceives and experiences a surge in violence by youth and adolescents … that is embedded in our communities is incalculable. We must encourage the prevention of violence by strengthening the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108046