I hope I die before I get old. The suppy side of the market for suicide attacks
Abstract
This paper analyzes the link between youth bulges, insurrections and the moderating role of labor-market restrictions. We develop a theoretical model of insurrection markets and integrate the relative youth cohort size. In equilibrium, a binding labor-market constraint interacts with the youth bulge in determining the level of insurrection activities within the society. We test the implications of our model for a sample for 135 non-OECD countries in the post Cold War period and find the effect of the relative youth cohort size on insurrection outbreaks to be moderated by changes in the labor-market conditions as approximated by unemployment rates.
Keywords
Conflict; National Security; Suicide Attacks; Terrorism
Cite as
Apolte, T. (2020). I hope I die before I get old. The suppy side of the market for suicide attacks. Defence and Peace Economics, 31, 469–484.Details
Publication type
Research article (journal)
Peer reviewed
Yes
Publication status
Published
Year
2020
Journal
Defence and Peace Economics
Volume
31
Start page
469
End page
484
Language
English
ISSN
1024-2694
DOI