In diesem Beitrag wird untersucht, welche Faktoren die Vergabe von finanziellen Hilfeleistungen an die Länder der Dritten Welt bestimmen. Die positive Analyse stellt auf die Interessen und die Einflußmöglichkeiten der beteiligten Akteure im politischen Entscheidungsprozeß ab. Zwei...

We use official time series of the Italian evaded VAT base (Ministry of Finance) for the period 1980:1–2006:4 to investigate empirically the long-run characteristics of tax evasion and the relationship with the tax burden. Three hitherto unexplored issues are addressed. First, using different...

We study the effects of institutions of conflict management like corporatism, trust, civic norms and group membership on economic growth. By employing Schneider and Wagner’s (Kyklos 54:509–532, <CitationRef CitationID="CR25">2001</CitationRef>) model and data from 1990–2011, we show that corporatism has (still) a positive...</citationref>

We examine the role of political fractionalization in understanding the “resource curse”. Using panel data for 30 oil-rich countries, we find that the income effect of resource rents is moderated by the political power balance. With a strong government, resource wealth can generate growth...

Prior research has concluded that socio-economic development does not significantly affect terrorism. We take an alternative view. First, we note that a country's socio-economic circumstances affect terrorists' behavior through terrorism's opportunity costs. We argue that this reasoning also...

► We identify research gaps and recent contributions in the economics of terror. ► We focus on the human drivers of insecurity as a key topic. ► Insecurity shapes growth, perceptions of individuals, and policy responses. ► The economics of security policies remains large under-researched.