Economic conditions and the quality of suicide terrorism

Journal of Politics

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 113-128

  Benmelech, Efraim ^a   Berrebi, Claude ^b   Klor, Esteban F ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 84857148433     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381611001101     Document Type: Article

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