Tilman Brück

TL;DR: In this article, the authors assess the political economy determinants of budget deficit forecast errors and conclude that Eurozone governments have manipulated deficit forecasts before elections since the introduction of the Stability and Growth Pact.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors introduce a special issue on the micro-level dynamics of mass violent conflict, focusing on the behaviour and welfare of individuals, households and groups or communities, and investigate the nature of violence against civilians, the agency of civilians during conflict, strategic interaction between civilians and armed actors, the consequences of displacement, the effectiveness of coping strategies and the impact of policy interventions.

TL;DR: This article introduced a special issue on micro-level dynamics of mass violent conflict, focusing on the micro-scale dynamics of the conflict and its dynamics at the local and global level. But while most analyses of conflict typically adopt a regional, national or global perspective, often using...

TL;DR: In this article, the authors studied how conflict affects household resilience capacity and food security, drawing on panel data collected from households in Palestine before and after the 2014 Gaza conflict, and found that the food security of households in the Gaza Strip was not directly affected by the conflict.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an innovative new analytical framework for understanding the dynamics of violent conflict and its impact on people and communities living in contexts of violence, bringing together the findings of MICROCON, an influential five-year research programme funded by the European Commission.