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Fighting Terrorism: Empirics on Policy Harmonization

This paper models the feasibility of common policy initiatives against global terrorism, as well as timelines for their enforcement. The empirical evidence is based on 78 developing countries for the period 1984-2008. Employed terrorism dynamics are domestic, transnational, unclear and total terrorism. Absolute (or unconditional) and conditional catch-ups are modelled using Generalised Methods of Moments. We establish consistently that, the rate of catch-up is higher in domestic terrorism relative to transnational terrorism. The time to full catch-up required for the implementation of common policies without distinction of nationality is found to be in a horizon of 13.34-19.92 years for domestic terrorism and 24.67-27.88 years for transnational terrorism. Hence, from a projection date of 2009, in spite of decreasing cross-country differences in terrorists' attacks, there is still a long way to go before feasible common policy initiatives can be fully implemented without distinction of nationality. The paper is original by its contribution to the empirics of conflict resolution through decreasing cross-country differences in terrorism tendencies. Policy implications are discussed.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: AGDI Working Paper ; No. WP/15/024

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Model Evaluation, Validation, and Selection
Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
International Policy Coordination and Transmission
Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
Technological Change: Government Policy
Thema
Terrorism
Common policies
Development

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Asongu, Simplice A.
Nwachukwu, Jacinta C.
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI)
(wo)
Yaoundé
(wann)
2015

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
20.09.2024, 08:23 MESZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Asongu, Simplice A.
  • Nwachukwu, Jacinta C.
  • African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI)

Entstanden

  • 2015

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