The curvilinear effects of economic development on domestic terrorism

Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 359-368

  Boehmer, Charles ^a   Daube, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

democracy; economic development; income inequality; terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891474434     PISSN: 10792457     EISSN: 15548597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/peps-2013-0043     Document Type: Conference Paper

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