Konferenzbeitrag

Under Attack: Terrorism and International Trade in France, 2014-16

Terrorist events typically vary along many dimensions, making it difficult to identify their economic effects. This paper analyzes the impact of terrorism on international trade by examining a series of three large-scale terrorist incidents in France over the period from January 2015 to July 2016. Using firm-level data at monthly frequency, we document an immediate and lasting decline in cross-border trade after a mass terrorist attack. The reduction in trade mainly takes place along the intensive margin, with particularly strong effects for partner countries with low border barriers to France, for firms with less frequent trade activities and for homogeneous products. A possible explanation for these patterns is an increase in trade costs due to stricter security measures.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Beiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2020: Gender Economics

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Empirical Studies of Trade
National Security; Economic Nationalism
Thema
shock
insecurity
uncertainty

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Nitsch, Volker
Rabaud, Isabelle
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics
(wo)
Kiel, Hamburg
(wann)
2020

Handle
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  • Konferenzbeitrag

Beteiligte

  • Nitsch, Volker
  • Rabaud, Isabelle
  • ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics

Entstanden

  • 2020

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