The purpose of the study is to develop and practically test a new effective tool assess resilience regions federal districts negative impact sanctions from “unfriendly” countries, as well substantiate measures improve economic security regional economies. methods analysis synthesis, method systematization, analysis, statistical calculating integral indicators, systematic approach were used in s...

In this paper we look at the relationship between crime and economic incentives in a different way to other work in this area. We look at changes in unemployment benefits and the imposition of benefit sanctions as a means of studying the way that people on the margins of crime may react to economic incentives. The paper relies on a quasiexperimental setting induced by the introduction of the Jo...

Conflict over Iran’s nuclear program, which involves a US-led policy to impose sanctions on Iran, is perceived by each side as a preeminent challenge to its own national security and global peace. Yet, there is little scientific study or understanding of how material incentives and disincentives, such as economic sanctions, psychologically affect the targeted population and potentially influenc...

INTRODUCTION Snake bite is a major problem in Sri Lanka where recent decades of warfare and economic sanctions have complicated its management. RESULTS A retrospective review of snake bites in north-east Sri Lanka was undertaken in 2005 to review management. Of 303 victims, 145 revealed a local response, 134 a prolonged clotting time, 46 ptosis and five respiratory failure. One died. Of 97 sn...

Forest conservation efforts through regulatory enforcement routinely failed to prevent large scale deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. However, a turning point occurred in 2005, when a combination of unfavorable economic conditions and an unprecedented coordinated effort between governmental institutions resulted in a gradual slowdown in deforestation. The continuation of this deforestation ...

This paper is an empirical attempt to investigate bilateral trade flow between Iran and Russia. To this end, we used statistical analyses on macroeconomic series over the period of 1991-2017. Results revealed that there is a significant statistical difference in terms of exports between Iran and Russia, and that there has always been a buyer-seller dialogue between the two countries. According ...

This paper examines the interaction between legal and reputational sanctions in the design of an optimal deterrence regime, particularly in a setting where two parties are engaged in a long-term relationship (a “relational contract” setting). The paper makes three claims. First, both legal and reputational sanctions are costly: legal sanctions require spending resources on litigation while repu...