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Are Lives a Substitute for Livelihoods? Terrorism, Security, and U.S. Bilateral Imports

What is the impact of terrorism on trade through higher security at the borders? The authors set up a theory which shows that the impact goes not only from terrorism to trade. Higher trade with a partner might, in turn, increase the probability of terrorism acts and make security measures more costl...

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Main Authors:	Mirza, Daniel, Verdier, Thierry
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE VALUE ADJUSTMENT AGRICULTURE ATTACK AUTHORITY BILATERAL IMPORTS BILATERAL TRADE BORDER PROTECTION CAR CIVIL LIBERTIES CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONTAINER SECURITY COUNTER TERRORIST COUNTER-TERRORISM COUNTRY OF ORIGIN ECONOMIC RENTS ECONOMIC WELFARE ELASTICITY ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION EQUILIBRIUM EXPECTED RETURN EXPORTS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT GDP GDP PER CAPITA GRAVITY MODEL HUMAN RIGHTS IMMIGRATION IMPERFECT COMPETITION IMPORT VALUE INCREASING RETURNS INTERNATIONAL TRADE LATIN AMERICAN LDCS LEVEL OF SECURITY LOCALIZATION LOGISTICAL SUPPORT MARGINAL COSTS MARITIME TRANSPORT MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION NASH EQUILIBRIUM NATURAL RESOURCES PERFECT COMPETITION PORTS PROFIT MAXIMIZATION RESTRICTIONS SANCTIONS SECURITY CHECKS SECURITY CONTROLS SECURITY COSTS SECURITY MEASURES SPECIALIZATION TERRORISM TERRORIST TERRORIST ACTIVITIES TERRORIST ACTS TERRORIST ATTACK TERRORIST ATTACKS TERRORIST GROUP TERRORIST GROUPS TERRORIST INCIDENT TERRORIST INCIDENTS TERRORIST ORGANIZATION TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS TERRORIST SECURITY TERRORISTS THREAT TRADE COSTS TRADE DATA TRADE EFFECTS TRADE FACILITATION TRADE FLOWS TRADE RESTRICTIONS TRADE VOLUMES TRANSACTIONS COSTS TRANSPORT COSTS UNIT OF LABOR WAGE RATE WELFARE LOSSES WORLD TRADE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/12/7261845/lives-substitute-livelihoods-terrorism-security-bilateral-imports-lives-substitute-livelihoods-terrorism-security-bilateral-imports http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9283

Are Lives a Substitute for Livelihoods? Terrorism, Security, and U.S. Bilateral Imports

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