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A longitudinal analysis of piracy in shipping

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  • Pierre Cariou

    (Euromed Management)

  • François-charles Wolff

    (LEMNA, University of Nantes)

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Using a dataset of 3,404 acts of maritime piracy from 1996 to 2008, this paper investigates whether piracy is related to the economic development and socio-political status of countries where attacks occur.

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  • Pierre Cariou & François-charles Wolff, 2011. "A longitudinal analysis of piracy in shipping," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 31(2), pages 1055-1062.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-10-00583
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    • R4 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics
    • O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development

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