Education and Military Spending: Countervailing Forces in Designing an Economic Policy for Peace

This paper contributes to peace research by assessing the viability of an economic policy instrument for sustaining social peace. The central argument posited herein is that the ratio of public investment in education to military expenditure (henceforth referred to as Edumilex) serves as a meaningful instrument for promoting policies conducive to peace. Leggi di più: education and military spending: countervailing fo...

A Brussels Effect on Tirana? The Influence of Albania’s EU Candidacy on Domestic Political Functioning

A Brussels Effect on Tirana? The Influence of Albania’s EU Candidacy on Domestic Political Functioning, Cespic Working Paper 2025/01 - Raul Caruso, Konstantina Founta, Emiljan Karma, Christos Kollias Leggi di più: a brussels effect on tirana? the influence of alba...

The Foundation of Peace Economics in the Thought of Kenneth Boulding

The Foundation of Peace Economics in the Thought of Kenneth Boulding Cespic Working Paper 2024/02 Raul Caruso Leggi di più: the foundation of peace economics in the thought o...

Military engagement and income inequality in LAC region. Empirical evidence from 1990 to 2022

Military engagement and income inequality in LAC region. Empirical evidence from 1990 to 2022 - Cespic Working Paper 2024/01 - Adelaide Baronchelli, Antonella Biscione, Raul Caruso Leggi di più: military engagement and income inequality in lac r...

What explains the size of Sovereign Wealth Funds?

This paper empirically investigates the economic correlates of the size of Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs). Leggi di più: what explains the size of sovereign wealth funds?...