Journal Article

Can Peace Be Purchased? A Sectoral-Level Analysis of Aid's Influence on Transnational Terrorism

Date Published

Dec 1, 2011

Authors

Joseph K. Young, Michael Findley

Publisher

Public Choice

Citation

Young, J. K., & Findley, M. G. (2011). Can peace be purchased? A sectoral-level analysis of aid's influence on transnational terrorism. Public Choice, 149(3-4), 365-381. doi:10.1007/s11127-011-9875-y

Announcement

Does foreign aid reduce terrorism? We examine whether foreign aid decreases terrorism by analyzing whether aid targeted toward certain sectors is more effective than others. We use the most comprehensive databases on foreign aid and transnational terrorismÑAidData and ITERATEÑto provide a series of statistical tests. Our results show that foreign aid decreases terrorism especially when targeted toward sectors, such as education, health, civil society, and conflict prevention. These sector-level results indicate that foreign aid can be an effective instrument in fighting terrorism if allocated in appropriate ways.

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Mike Findley

Mike Findley

Assistant Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin

Joseph Young

Joseph Young

Associate Professor at the School of Public Affairs and School of International Service at American University

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