Monday, October 31, 2016

Terror and World Economy

DORINE BOUMANS, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)
Email: boumans@ifo.de
JOHANNA GARNITZ,
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
Email: garnitz@ifo.de
GUNTHER G. SCHULZE,
University of Freiburg - Department of Economics
Email: Guenther.Schulze@vwl.uni-freiburg.de

We examine sources of biased terror perceptions. In particular, we investigate how international experts of the IFO World Economic Survey assess the effect of terror on the world economy and the economy of their own country. The results show that respondents from terror stricken countries have more favorable views on the effect of terror on the word economy (but not on their own countries). Male respondents and those from democratic and richer countries are likewise more optimistic. 

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