Abstract:We present a monopolistic competition model to analyze the effects of own nation and neighboring nation terrorism on a nation's imports. The theoretical analysis shows that own nation terrorism may leave relative price of imports unaffected, but neighboring nation terrorism must raise the relative price, reducing imports. We find that a 10% increase in terrorist attacks in a neighboring nation reduces a country's imports from the rest of the world by approximately $320 million USD, on average. Mediation analys… Show more
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