This paper examines the effect of remittances and regime durability on economic growth for
33 Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries over the period 1970–2012 using General Method …

This study investigates the determinants of terrorism in countries that are in the top category
of the Fragile States Index (FSI), and are also prone to terrorism. Panel data for 38 countries …

Civilians who have fled violent conflict and settled in neighboring countries are integral to
processes of civil war termination. Contingent on their attitudes, they can either back …

Civil wars reflect, in part, internal contestation over the provision of resources. A
government's ability to “buy off” rebellion by providing social welfare payments is one …

African countries have experienced relatively high levels of terrorism. Terrorism has been
linked to the theory of deprivation, but the extent to which terrorism is an economic good can …

This paper studies the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) on domestic terrorism. Using
a cross-national, time-series analysis of 114 countries from 1991–2017, and employing …

This paper considers if increases in temperature and decreases in rain associated with
climate change are a potential driver of Islamist terrorism across states in Nigeria. With state …

This paper investigates the long-run and short-run effects of foreign direct investment (FDI),
foreign aid and migrant remittances on economic growth in 36 African countries over the …

Even though remittances constitute the second-largest source of foreign exchange for
Nigeria, with a $24 billion inflow in 2018, its impact on economic growth remains unclear …

While the main task of electricity development in other countries of the world is to expand the
production of electricity or to improve the way it is generated, the problems faced by sub …