Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/177077 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 11273
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper is the first to exploit high-frequency data to measure the impact of terrorist-related incidents (TRIs) on individuals' momentary happiness and anxiety. We show the impact of TRIs varies with the nature of the incident, the individual's physical proximity to it, and the time that has elapsed since the incident. TRIs have a substantial effect on individuals' momentary happiness and anxiety levels, but the effect is short-lived and is largely confined to incidents that lead to the death of victims and incidents within a twenty kilometre radius.
Subjects: 
happiness
anxiety
wellbeing
conflict
bombings
killings
shootings
terrorism
Northern Ireland
JEL: 
I31
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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