Published in the European Journal of Political Economy Authors: Marina Dodlova and Viola Lucas Abstract: We study taxation by autocratic rulers. Using a detailed dataset on government finances in 105 autocracies from 1950 to 2004, we find that despotic autocrats, who are defined as personally concentrating all decision-making power and as not relying on elites Read more about Regime security and taxation in autocracies: Who is taxed and how?[…]

Toute Economie Lyon Twenty years ago, the New York attacks marked a break in the history of international terrorism. For the first time, a sovereign state declared war on a terrorist organization. Terrorism will now be seen as a global issue, just like environmental degradation or pandemics. This session will focus on the economic consequences Read more about What are the economic effects of terrorism?[…]

Paper by Mina Sami, Dina Abdel Fattah, and Mona Said This paper aims to assess the impact that events of unexpected instability have on internal migration. Conspicuously, the study measures the impact of two main instability events: terror attacks and political attacks. Three main datasets have been complied to reach the objective of the study: Read more about Assessing the impact of unexpected Instability events on Internal Migration in Egypt[…]

Article by Olfa Frini and Christophe Muller We revisit fertility analysis in Tunisia by focusing on a sequence of fertility regulation instruments, analogous to Bongaarts’ factor approach, and systematically examining family interference with these decisions. In Muslim societies, in which marriage is the exclusive socially tolerated childbearing context, the postponement of a woman’s marriage may Read more about Fertility Regulation Behavior: Sequential Decisions in Tunisia[…]

Paper by Christophe Muller and Nouréini Sayouti We investigate the causal mechanisms underlying the effect of agricultural policies directed toward pastoralist households in Niger on their dietary intake. To do so, we conduct a causal mediation analysis while referring to theoretical agricultural household models. The presumed mediator of interest is the annual profit from pastoral Read more about How Do Agro-Pastoral Policies Affect the Dietary Intake of Agro-Pastoralists in Niger?[…]