The Economics of Counterinsurgency in the Philippines

Abstract

Economic activity can both induce and reduce political violence. We have shown that both insurgents and government respond to rising levels of investment by increasing engagement, with violent consequences. We have explored the economic and social benefits of counterinsurgency by the Philippine military, how it can be optimally conducted, and what the effects are on both combatants and civilians.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1026127

Entities

People

  • Eli Berman
  • Ethan Kapstein

Organizations

  • National Bureau of Economic Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Climate Change
  • Counterinsurgency
  • Data Sets
  • Economics
  • Foreign Aid
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Insurgency
  • Investments
  • Military Operations
  • Philippines
  • Political Science
  • Security
  • United States
  • Violence
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies