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2006 Conference Proceedings


Keynote Speech 1:
Defence Economics: Achievements and Challenges

Keith Hartley, Defence Economics Department, University of York, UK
Keynote Speech 2:
Conflict and Trade: A review

Solomon Polachek, Department of Economics, Binghamton University, USA
A Truly Virtuous Circle? Exploring the Power and Limits of the Relationship between Development and Peace
Lloyd Jeff Dumas, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
Forecasting US GDP and Military Expenditure using Dynamic Forecasting Genetic Programming (DFGP)
Wagner Neal, Augusta State University, USA
Jurgen Brauer, Augusta State University, USA
Russian Military Expenditures: What's behind the Curtain?
Vasily Zatsepin, Institute for the Economy in Transition, Russian Federation
The Economics of Defence of Greece and Turkey: A Contemporary Theoretical Approach for State Rivalry and Arms Race
Evagoras Evagorou, University of Piraeus, Greece
The Political Economy of State Terror
Emizet Kisangani, Kansas State University, US
E. Wayne Nafziger, Kansas State University, US
The Causes and the Economic Consequences of Terrorism: A Survey
Fernanda Llussa, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Jose Tavares, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal and Centre for Economic Policy Research in London, UK
Economic Equality and Victory in War: An Empirical Investigation
James, K. Galbraith, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
Corwin Priest , The University of Texas at Austin, USA
George Purcell, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
Globalisation and International Conflict: Does FDI increase Peace?
Solomon Polachek, Binghamton University, USA
Carlos Seiglie, Rutgers University, USA
Jun Xiang, University of Rochester
The United States and the "Offsets in the Defence Trade" Issue
Gueorgui Ianakiev, ADIS-Universite Paris Sud, France
Burden Sharing Aspects of a European Union Common Defence Policy
Christos Kollias, University of Thessaly, Greece
Revisiting the Nexus between Military Spending and Growth in the EU
Nikolaos Mylonidis, University of Ioannina, Greece
Inauguration of Turkey's entry course in the EU: Prospects for the Region and the Status-quo with Greece
Vlasios Sarantinos, De Monford University, UK
Cyprus: The Fictitious Island of MILEX 05: Testing Ground for an Autonomous EU Operation?
Yiorghos Leventis, United Nations University Headquarters, Tokyo, Japan
Defence Procurement in Greece: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Fighters for the Hellenic Air Force
Nikos Kyriazis, University of Thessaly, Greece
Ioannis Salavrakos, London Metropolitan University, UK
The Demand for Military Expenditure: Evidence from the EU15
Eftychia Nikolaidou, CITY College, Greece
The Demand for Military Expenditure in Developing Countries: Hostility versus Capability
J. Paul Dunne, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
Sam Perlo Freeman, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
Ron, P. Smith, Birkbeck College, London, UK