This paper presents a review of nine theoretical models of foreign direct investment (FDI).
Discussed are early studies of determinants of FDI (1) as well as determinants of FDI based …

The trends and consequences of terrorist activities are often captured by counting the
number of incidents and casualties. More recently, the effects of terrorist acts on various …

Personal security is a major concern for tourists. Most tourists will seek safe and secure
destinations and avoid those that have been plagued by terrorism. This research quantifies …

In recent times, the “Arab Spring” has seen most tourism-dependent economies such as
Turkey experienced an unprecedented wave of political unrest which has impacted the …

We investigate the effects of conflict on agriculture using the Boko Haram insurgency as a
case study. We identify the output, input, infrastructure and human capital effects as direct …

This overview examines critically the post-9/11 empirical literature on terrorism. Major
contributions by both economists and political scientists are included. We focus on five main …

The paper investigates whether there is a connection between poverty or low education and
terrorism. We review evidence on hate crimes, which are closely related to terrorism; the …

Does increased democracy promote or jeopardize foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to
less-developed countries? We argue that democratic institutions have conflicting effects on …

The Political Economy of Terrorism presents a widely accessible political economy
approach to the study of terrorism. It applies economic methodology–theoretical and …

It has been argued that terrorism should not have a large effect on economic activity,
because terrorist attacks destroy only a small fraction of the stock of capital of a country (see …