The study has dealt with economic aspects of terrorism in Arab countries. It has focused on three main questions, namely: what are the economic determinants of terrorism, if any? What are the economic costs of terrorism? And what are the economic costs of terrorism combating policies? Due to paucity of data on terrorism in general and on its economic aspects in specific, the study has depended mainly on the analyzing the economic related data on terrorism in available international databases, while using comparative analysis for existing information on other countries affected by terrorism. The study reached the following conclusions: The Arab region is the most affected region in the world by terrorism. The economic variables, as poverty rate, GDP per capita, and education do not seem to play a major role in determining terrorism in the region. Yet, the worsening economic conditions play a role in enhancing terrorism. Moreover, the economic costs of terrorism in the region are exceptionally high. The most affected countries suffer costs ranging between 1to 24% of GDP which is exceptionally high. In addition, there are other non-calculated hidden costs in terms of changing the behavior of people and deterring flows of foreign capital. The costs of combating terrorism are high and despite the fact that in theory there might be means of reducing costs by choosing economic means to combat terrorism in practice such choice is difficult to follow.
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