Poverty, political freedom, and the roots of terrorism in developing countries: An empirical assessment |
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| Authors: | Subhayu Bandyopadhyay Javed Younas |
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| Institution: | a Research Division, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, PO Box 442, St. Louis, MO 63166-0442, United Statesb IZA, Bonn, Germanyc Department of Economics, American University of Sharjah, PO Box 26666, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
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| Abstract: | We find that political freedom has a significant and non-linear effect on domestic terrorism, but has no statistically significant effect on transnational terrorism. Geography and fractionalization limit a country’s ability to curb terrorism, while strong legal institutions deter terrorism. |
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| Keywords: | D74 H56 |
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