This paper is a study of migration during a period of violent, political conflict in Nepal. Past studies of conflict-induced migration have generally treated conflict as a homogenous event and focused largely on the violent aspects of conflict. In this study, we examine how specific political and violent events, as well as the general context of conflict, affect migration on a monthly basis. Vi...

The past decade has seen increasing activity regarding the peace process between Israel and its Arab neighbors. In this paper I study the return patterns of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange index and of Israeli firms’ stocks traded in the United-States following announcements of news related to the peace process. I find that returns on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange following political events are more ...

Online political debate is increasing in importance, both as a real world phenomenon and as an object of scientific study. We present a survey study exploring people's motivations for engaging in online political debate and how such debate may impact their general political engagement. The survey was conducted among 90 participants of an online environment for political debate hosted by one of ...