This overview examines critically the post-9/11 empirical literature on terrorism. Major
contributions by both economists and political scientists are included. We focus on five main …

Geographical perspectives and approaches are implemented in some areas of conflict
research, but can benefit many more. While the body of geographically-oriented terrorism …

The Political Economy of Terrorism presents a widely accessible political economy
approach to the study of terrorism. It applies economic methodology–theoretical and …

Does a state's use of indiscriminate violence incite insurgent attacks? To date, most existing
theories and empirical studies have concluded that such violence is highly …

This article relies on the variation of terror attacks across time and space as an instrument to
identify the causal effects of terrorism on the preferences of the Israeli electorate. We find …

Does ethnicity matter for explaining violence during civil wars? I exploit variation in the
identity of soldiers who conducted so-called “sweep” operations (zachistki) in Chechnya …

This study investigates the consequences of terrorist attacks for political behavior by
leveraging a natural experiment in Spain. We study eight attacks against civilians, members …

One central element of the current war on terrorism is “draining the swamps,” addressing
conditions within a state that produce international terrorism. This paper empirically …

This paper studies the relation between the human capital of suicide bombers and the
outcomes of their suicide attacks. We argue that human capital is an important factor in the …

This paper tests for a causal connection between media attention devoted to terrorism and
subsequent attacks. Analyzing 61,132 attack days in 201 countries produces evidence that …