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Food Insecurity and Terrorism

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  • Adesoji Adelaja
  • Justin George
  • Takashi Miyahara
  • Eva Penar

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This article investigates the relationship between food insecurity and terrorism for a cross country panel sample. Using an instrumental variable approach, we empirically find that greater food availability is associated with greater incidence of terrorism, but better food access is associated with reduced terrorism activities. The relationship is robust across alternate estimators and terrorism measures. By providing additional insights on the effects of specific food insecurity dimensions on terrorism, our findings support the growing number of policies and efforts to enhance global security through food security.

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  • Adesoji Adelaja & Justin George & Takashi Miyahara & Eva Penar, 2019. "Food Insecurity and Terrorism," Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 41(3), pages 475-497.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:apecpp:v:41:y:2019:i:3:p:475-497.
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    1. Komlan Kota & Marie-Hélène Chomienne & Sanni Yaya, 2023. "Examining the disparities: A cross-sectional study of socio-economic factors and food insecurity in Togo," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(11), pages 1-14, November.
    2. Raufhon Salahodjaev & Ziroat Mirziyoyeva, 2021. "The Link between Food Security and Life Satisfaction: Panel Data Analysis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-9, March.
    3. Justin George & Adesoji Adelaja & Dave Weatherspoon, 2020. "Armed Conflicts and Food Insecurity: Evidence from Boko Haram's Attacks," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 102(1), pages 114-131, January.
    4. Hussein, Mohamud & Law, Cherry & Fraser, Iain, 2021. "An analysis of food demand in a fragile and insecure country: Somalia as a case study," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 101(C).
    5. Muriuki, James & Hudson, Darren & Fuad, Syed & March, Raymond J. & Lacombe, Donald J., 2023. "Spillover effect of violent conflicts on food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 115(C).

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