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Income inequality, redistribution and domestic terrorism
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Abstract We analyze the effect of income inequality on terrorism for a sample of 113 countries between 1984 and 2012. We provide evidence, robust to various methodological changes (e.g., the use of instrumental-variable approaches), that higher levels of income inequality are associated with more domestic te... view more
We analyze the effect of income inequality on terrorism for a sample of 113 countries between 1984 and 2012. We provide evidence, robust to various methodological changes (e.g., the use of instrumental-variable approaches), that higher levels of income inequality are associated with more domestic terrorism. Analyzing the underlying transmission channels, we find that this effect is in parts due to the ill effects of income inequality on institutional outcomes (e.g., corruption) which in turn motivate domestic terrorism. We also investigate whether redistributional efforts can be effective in reducing terrorist activity. We find that countries that redistribute more see less domestic terrorism, in parts because redistribution improves institutional conditions. In light of this latter finding, we discuss the implications of our analysis for policymakers who want to counter domestic terrorism through redistributive policies.... view less
Keywords
difference in income; redistribution; social deprivation; terrorism
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
Gini coefficient; relative deprivation
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 125-136
Journal
World Development: the Multi-Disciplinary International Journal Devoted to the Study and Promotion of World Development, 116 (2019)
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10419/218836
ISSN
1873-5991
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
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