How does exposure to Islamist terrorism change perceptions of the share of Muslims and immigrants? We conduct a large …

Usually, studies analyzing terrorism focus on the total number of casualties or attacks in a given county. However, per … capita rates of terrorism are more likely to matter for individual welfare. Analyzing 214 countries from 1970 - 2014, we show … terror per capita. A larger share of Muslims in society is, if anything, associated with less terrorism. Similar conclusions …

This study examines the effect of religiosity on terrorism by focusing on one of the five pillars of Islam: Ramadan … countries. We argue that this effect partly operates through a decrease in public support for terrorism, which in turn reduces …

of terrorism, as well as internal and external conflict is equivalent to as much as a 30 percent tariff on trade. This is …

goals with non-violent as compared to violent means, distinguishing terrorism from insurgencies. It is hypothesized that …

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 …

's level of CT is systematically related to terrorism. We introduce a simple theoretical framework, suggesting that terrorism … countries from 1970-2014, we find evidence for these predictions: Terrorism peaks at intermediate ranges of CT and corresponding …