Coutts, Adam; Daoud, Adel; Fakih, Ali; Marrouch, Walid; Reinsberg, Bernhard
(2019-06-13)
We examine the validity of the guns-versus-butter hypothesis in the pre-Arab Spring era. Using panel data from 1995 to 2011 – the eve of the Arab uprisings – we find no evidence that increased security needs as measured ...