Gal Luft
Biographic Data
| ID | 1186787 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gal Luft |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gal |
| FAMILY NAME | Luft |
| SIGNATURE | LUFT G |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Why did Trump launch a trade war? A political economy explanation from the perspective of financial constraints
The existing explanations for President Trump’s decision to trigger a trade war with most of America’s trading partners are not sufficient. The less explored motivation, we argue, is to raise income for the federal government through tariffs in order to balance the surging fiscal deficit caused by Trump’s bold tax cut policy since December 2017. The repeated increase in interest rates by the Federal Reserve throughout 2018 is leading to sharp inc…
Terrorism Goes to Sea
The number of pirate attacks on ships has tripled in the past decade, putting piracy at its highest level in modern history. This article discusses modern piracy, highlighting the link between piracy and terrorism. Today's pirates are often trained fighters aboard speedboats equipped with satellite telephones and global positioning systems. They are often armed with automatic weapons, antitank missiles and grenades. Most disturbingly, piracy on t…
The Palestinian H-Bomb
Terrorism Goes to Sea
The number of pirate attacks on ships has tripled in the past decade, putting piracy at its highest level in modern history. This article discusses modern piracy, highlighting the link between piracy and terrorism. Today's pirates are often trained fighters aboard speedboats equipped with satellite telephones and global positioning systems. They are often armed with automatic weapons, antitank missiles and grenades. Most disturbingly, piracy on t…
The Palestinian H-Bomb
Why did Trump launch a trade war? A political economy explanation from the perspective of financial constraints
The existing explanations for President Trump’s decision to trigger a trade war with most of America’s trading partners are not sufficient. The less explored motivation, we argue, is to raise income for the federal government through tariffs in order to balance the surging fiscal deficit caused by Trump’s bold tax cut policy since December 2017. The repeated increase in interest rates by the Federal Reserve throughout 2018 is leading to sharp inc…
The Palestinian H-Bomb
Terrorism Goes to Sea
The number of pirate attacks on ships has tripled in the past decade, putting piracy at its highest level in modern history. This article discusses modern piracy, highlighting the link between piracy and terrorism. Today's pirates are often trained fighters aboard speedboats equipped with satellite telephones and global positioning systems. They are often armed with automatic weapons, antitank missiles and grenades. Most disturbingly, piracy on t…
Why did Trump launch a trade war? A political economy explanation from the perspective of financial constraints
The existing explanations for President Trump’s decision to trigger a trade war with most of America’s trading partners are not sufficient. The less explored motivation, we argue, is to raise income for the federal government through tariffs in order to balance the surging fiscal deficit caused by Trump’s bold tax cut policy since December 2017. The repeated increase in interest rates by the Federal Reserve throughout 2018 is leading to sharp inc…
Economics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · International trade (2 works) · Political economy (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Business (1 work) · China (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Economic Theory and Policy (1 work)