Weaponomics : The Global Market for Assault Rifles
This paper introduces the first effort to quantitatively document the small arms market by collating field reports and journalist accounts to produce a cross-country time-series price index of Kalashnikov assault rifles. A model of the small arms m...
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okr-10986-70242021-04-23T14:02:33Z Weaponomics : The Global Market for Assault Rifles Killicoat, Phillip AMMUNITION ARMED FORCES ARMS ARMS TRADE ARMS TRANSFERS BLACK MARKET BUREAUCRACY CAUSAL IMPACT CIVIL WAR COLD WAR COMBAT COMMODITY PRICES CONFLICT CONVENTIONAL WISDOM CORRUPTION COUNTRY ESTIMATES CRIME DATA COLLECTION DEFENSE DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY DISCOUNT RATE DUOPOLY DURABLE GOODS ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC HISTORIANS ENFORCEABILITY EXPENDITURE FACTOR PRICES FIREARMS FIXED COSTS FREE TRADE FUTURE RESEARCH GDP GDP PER CAPITA GOVERNANCE DATA GOVERNANCE INDICATOR GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GOVERNANCE VARIABLES GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS INCOME INCOME GROWTH INTERNATIONAL TRADE LABOR MARKET MARKET CONDITIONS MEASUREMENT ERROR MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS MILITARY MILITARY SPENDING MILITARY STRATEGY MILITARY TECHNOLOGY MILITARY WEAPONS NUCLEAR WEAPONS PER CAPITA INCOME POLICE POLITICAL ECONOMY PRICE ELASTICITY PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND PRICE ELASTICITY OF SUPPLY PRICE INDEX PRICE THEORY PRICE VARIATION PURCHASING PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY SALES SPECIAL FORCES STATISTICAL ANALYSIS STOCKS SUBSTITUTE SUBSTITUTION SUPPLIERS SUPPLY COST SUPPLY COSTS SUPPLY EQUATIONS TOTAL COSTS TRADE BARRIERS VARIABLE COSTS WEALTH WEAPONS WESTERN EUROPE WORLD MARKET This paper introduces the first effort to quantitatively document the small arms market by collating field reports and journalist accounts to produce a cross-country time-series price index of Kalashnikov assault rifles. A model of the small arms market is developed and empirically estimated to identify the key determinants of assault rifle prices. Variables which proxy the effective height of trade barriers for illicit trade are consistently significant in determining weapon price variation. When controlling for other factors, the collapse of the Soviet Union does not have as large an impact on weapon prices as is generally believed. 2012-06-04T18:28:22Z 2012-06-04T18:28:22Z 2007-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/7537683/weaponomics-global-market-assault-rifles http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7024 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4202 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research |
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AMMUNITION ARMED FORCES ARMS ARMS TRADE ARMS TRANSFERS BLACK MARKET BUREAUCRACY CAUSAL IMPACT CIVIL WAR COLD WAR COMBAT COMMODITY PRICES CONFLICT CONVENTIONAL WISDOM CORRUPTION COUNTRY ESTIMATES CRIME DATA COLLECTION DEFENSE DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY DISCOUNT RATE DUOPOLY DURABLE GOODS ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC HISTORIANS ENFORCEABILITY EXPENDITURE FACTOR PRICES FIREARMS FIXED COSTS FREE TRADE FUTURE RESEARCH GDP GDP PER CAPITA GOVERNANCE DATA GOVERNANCE INDICATOR GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GOVERNANCE VARIABLES GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS INCOME INCOME GROWTH INTERNATIONAL TRADE LABOR MARKET MARKET CONDITIONS MEASUREMENT ERROR MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS MILITARY MILITARY SPENDING MILITARY STRATEGY MILITARY TECHNOLOGY MILITARY WEAPONS NUCLEAR WEAPONS PER CAPITA INCOME POLICE POLITICAL ECONOMY PRICE ELASTICITY PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND PRICE ELASTICITY OF SUPPLY PRICE INDEX PRICE THEORY PRICE VARIATION PURCHASING PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY SALES SPECIAL FORCES STATISTICAL ANALYSIS STOCKS SUBSTITUTE SUBSTITUTION SUPPLIERS SUPPLY COST SUPPLY COSTS SUPPLY EQUATIONS TOTAL COSTS TRADE BARRIERS VARIABLE COSTS WEALTH WEAPONS WESTERN EUROPE WORLD MARKET |
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AMMUNITION ARMED FORCES ARMS ARMS TRADE ARMS TRANSFERS BLACK MARKET BUREAUCRACY CAUSAL IMPACT CIVIL WAR COLD WAR COMBAT COMMODITY PRICES CONFLICT CONVENTIONAL WISDOM CORRUPTION COUNTRY ESTIMATES CRIME DATA COLLECTION DEFENSE DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY DISCOUNT RATE DUOPOLY DURABLE GOODS ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC HISTORIANS ENFORCEABILITY EXPENDITURE FACTOR PRICES FIREARMS FIXED COSTS FREE TRADE FUTURE RESEARCH GDP GDP PER CAPITA GOVERNANCE DATA GOVERNANCE INDICATOR GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GOVERNANCE VARIABLES GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS INCOME INCOME GROWTH INTERNATIONAL TRADE LABOR MARKET MARKET CONDITIONS MEASUREMENT ERROR MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS MILITARY MILITARY SPENDING MILITARY STRATEGY MILITARY TECHNOLOGY MILITARY WEAPONS NUCLEAR WEAPONS PER CAPITA INCOME POLICE POLITICAL ECONOMY PRICE ELASTICITY PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND PRICE ELASTICITY OF SUPPLY PRICE INDEX PRICE THEORY PRICE VARIATION PURCHASING PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY SALES SPECIAL FORCES STATISTICAL ANALYSIS STOCKS SUBSTITUTE SUBSTITUTION SUPPLIERS SUPPLY COST SUPPLY COSTS SUPPLY EQUATIONS TOTAL COSTS TRADE BARRIERS VARIABLE COSTS WEALTH WEAPONS WESTERN EUROPE WORLD MARKET Killicoat, Phillip Weaponomics : The Global Market for Assault Rifles |
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Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4202 |
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This paper introduces the first effort
to quantitatively document the small arms market by
collating field reports and journalist accounts to produce a
cross-country time-series price index of Kalashnikov assault
rifles. A model of the small arms market is developed and
empirically estimated to identify the key determinants of
assault rifle prices. Variables which proxy the effective
height of trade barriers for illicit trade are consistently
significant in determining weapon price variation. When
controlling for other factors, the collapse of the Soviet
Union does not have as large an impact on weapon prices as
is generally believed. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
| author |
Killicoat, Phillip |
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Killicoat, Phillip |
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Killicoat, Phillip |
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Weaponomics : The Global Market for Assault Rifles |
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Weaponomics : The Global Market for Assault Rifles |
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Weaponomics : The Global Market for Assault Rifles |
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Weaponomics : The Global Market for Assault Rifles |
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Weaponomics : The Global Market for Assault Rifles |
| title_sort |
weaponomics : the global market for assault rifles |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/7537683/weaponomics-global-market-assault-rifles http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7024 |
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