Does terrorism threaten human rights? Evidence from panel data

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-93

  Dreher, Axel ^a   Gassebner, Martin ^b   Siemers, Lars H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b KOF SWISS ECONOMIC INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c RWI LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

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EID: 77954649036     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/596021     Document Type: Article

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