The roles of foreign aid and education in the war on terror

Jean-Paul Azam () and Véronique Thelen ()
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Véronique Thelen: Arqade - TSE-R - Toulouse School of Economics - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - UT - Université de Toulouse - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: This paper presents a theoretical framework and some empirical results showing that the level of foreign aid received reduces the supply of terrorist attacks by recipient countries, as does the recipient country's level of education. Due account is taken of endogeneity problems in producing these results. They suggest that Western democracies, which are the main targets of terrorist attacks, should invest more funds in foreign aid with a special emphasis on supporting education.

Keywords: terrorism; foreign aid; military intervention; education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-06
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Published in Public Choice, 2008, 135 (3-4), pp.375-397. ⟨10.1007/s11127-007-9268-4⟩

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DOI: 10.1007/s11127-007-9268-4

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