TERRORISM AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE


"When Deterrence Backfires: House Demolitions, Palestinian Radicalization, and Israeli Fatalities," with Michael Freedman

Journal of Conflict Resolution, August 2023, 67 (7): 1592-1617.


“Cronyism in State Violence: Evidence from Labor Repression During Argentina's Last Dictatorship,” with Sebastian Saiegh and Shanker Satyanath, Journal of the European Economic Association, June 2021, 19 (3): 1439-1487. (Lead article).


“Defense and the Economy in Israel, 1990-2016” with Asaf Zussman

The Israeli Economy in the Last Twenty Years: Lights and Shadows in a Market Economy, Ben-Bassat, Gronau, and Zussman (eds.), Cambridge University Press, February 2021, pages 168-202.


“What Explains the Flow of Foreign Fighters to ISIS?” with Efraim Benmelech, 

Terrorism and Political Violence, 2020, 32 (7): 1458-1481. 

Select Media Coverage: Bloomberg, The Atlantic


“The Long Run Effect of 9/11: Terrorism, Backlash, and the Assimilation of Muslim Immigrants in the West,” with Eric Gould

Economic Journal, November 2016, 126 (597): 2064-2114. 

Select Media Coverage: The Wall Street Journal, NPR, Pacific Standard, VOX, Included in Special Issue on Economics of Conflict


“Can Militants use Violence to Win Public Support? Evidence from the Second Intifada,” 

with David Jaeger, Sami Miaari, and Daniele Paserman

Journal of Conflict Resolution, April 2015, 59 (3), 528-549.


“Counter-Suicide-Terrorism: Evidence from House Demolitions,” with Effi Benmelech and Claude Berrebi

Journal of Politics, January 2015, 77 (1): 27-43. 

Select Media Coverage: The New Republic, The Forward, The Supreme Court of Israel.


“The Impact of the Economic Costs of Conflict on Individuals’ Political Attitudes,” with Avi Ben Bassat, Momi Dahan, and Benny Geys

Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy, August 2012, 18 (2): Article 4. Special issue on “Political Economy Studies of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.”


“The Struggle for Palestinian Hearts and Minds: Violence and Public Opinion in the Second Intifada,” 

with David Jaeger, Sami Miaari, and Daniele Paserman

Journal of Public Economics, April 2012, 96 (3-4): 354-368.

Select Media Coverage: The Washington Post


“Economic Conditions and the Quality of Suicide Terrorism,” with Effi Benmelech and Claude Berrebi

Journal of Politics, January 2012, 74 (1): 113-128. 

Reprinted in: "The Economics of Terrorism," W. Enders ed., Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., 2016.

Select Media Coverage: LA Times, The Economist


“Does Terrorism Work?” with Eric Gould

Quarterly Journal of Economics, November 2010, 125 (4): 1459-1510.

Select Media Coverage: Vox, The New Republic


“The Impact of Terrorism on the Defense Industry,” with Claude Berrebi 

Economica, July 2010, 77 (307): 518-543.


“The Economic Cost of Harboring Terrorism,” with Effi Benmelech and Claude Berrebi

Journal of Conflict Resolution, April 2010, 54 (2): 331-353.

 

“Are Voters Sensitive to Terrorism? Direct Evidence from the Israeli Electorate,” with Claude Berrebi

American Political Science Review, August 2008, 102 (3): 279-301. (Lead article)

Select Media Coverage: The New York Times


“On Terrorism and Electoral Outcomes: Theory and Evidence from the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict,” with Claude Berrebi

Journal of Conflict Resolution, December 2006, 50 (6): 899-925.