Government decentralization as a disincentive for transnational terror? An empirical analysis

Axel Dreher and Justina A. V. Fischer

No 313/2009, Diskussionspapiere aus dem Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Hohenheim from Department of Economics, University of Hohenheim, Germany

Abstract: Using panel data for a maximum of 109 countries over the years 1976-2000, we empirically analyze the impact of decentralization on the occurrence of transnational terror. Our results show that expenditure decentralization reduces the number of transnational terror events in a country, while political decentralization has no impact. These results are robust to the choice of control variables and method of estimation.

Keywords: Terrorism; Decentralization; Federalism; Governance quality; Government effectiveness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D74 H40 H70 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 41 pages
Date: 2009-06
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Journal Article: GOVERNMENT DECENTRALIZATION AS A DISINCENTIVE FOR TRANSNATIONAL TERROR? AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS (2010)
Working Paper: Government Decentralization as a Disincentive for Transnational Terror? An Empirical Analysis (2009)
Working Paper: Government Decentralization as a Disincentive for Transnational Terror? An Empirical Analysis (2009)
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