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Alfredo R Paloyo - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • local determinants of crime do Military Bases matter
    Demographic Research, 2014
    Co-Authors: Alfredo R Paloyo, Colin Vance, Matthias Vorell
    Abstract:

    Using a unique panel dataset, we estimate the impact of the Military Base realignments and closures (BRACs) in Germany on the intensity of criminal activity surrounding the Base. We use a fi xed-eff ect model to account for time-invariant unobservables in our panel of 298 Military Bases for the period 2003-2007. We also take advantage of geographic information system software to mitigate estimation issues arising from the spatial nature of the dataset. Estimation results are presented for total crime and four other subcategories: breaking and entering, automobile-related crime, violent crime, and drug-related crime. The estimates indicate that there is no eff ect of BRACs on criminal activity surrounding the Base. We also confi rm existing fi ndings in the literature on the determinants of crime.

  • the regional economic effects of Military Base realignments and closures in germany
    Defence and Peace Economics, 2010
    Co-Authors: Alfredo R Paloyo, Colin Vance, Matthias Vorell
    Abstract:

    We identify the causal effect of a reduction in Military personnel on a number of socioeconomic indicators within the peripheries of Military Bases. The Base realignments and closures in Germany are used as an exogenous source of variation that allows us to identify the effect of a demand shock on household income, output, unemployment, and tax revenue within a specified buffer zone around each Base. The analysis covers 298 communities for the period 2003–2007. Consistent with evidence found elsewhere, we find that these Base adjustments have only a marginal impact on the local community in which the Bases are located.

  • the regional economic effects of Military Base realignments and closures in germany
    Social Science Research Network, 2010
    Co-Authors: Colin Vance, Alfredo R Paloyo, Matthias Vorell
    Abstract:

    Within the context of the current political discussion over Base realignments and closures (BRACs) in Germany, this study provides policy guidance by examining the economic consequences to the surrounding community. We identify the causal effect of a reduction in Military personnel on a number of socioeconomic indicators within the peripheries of Military Bases. The BRACs within the German armed forces is used an exogenous source of variation that allows for the estimation of the causal effect of a particular demand shock on household income, output, unemployment, and tax revenue within a specified buff er zone around each Base. The analysis covers 298 communities for the period 2003-2007. Consistent with evidence found elsewhere, we find that these Base adjustments have only a marginal impact on the local community in which the Bases are located.

Jacklyn Cock - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Francisco Silva - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • gone with the winds of peace the regional economic effects of Military Base downsizings and closures
    Defence and Peace Economics, 2021
    Co-Authors: Mario Fortuna, Joao Teixeira, Francisco Silva
    Abstract:

    This paper analyzes the economic effects of Military Base downsizing and closures at the regional level, considering the case of the US Military Air Base located at Lajes, in Terceira Island, Azore...

  • gone with the winds of peace the regional economic effects of Military Base downsizings and closures
    Social Science Research Network, 2021
    Co-Authors: Mario Fortuna, Joao Teixeira, Francisco Silva
    Abstract:

    This paper analyzes the economic effects of Military Base downsizing and closures at the regional level, considering the case of the US Military Air Base located at Lajes, in Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal. A Computable General Equilibrium Model is used as a tool to examine these effects, allowing potential sector details and the identification of distributional implications. The results suggest that when no mitigation policies are undertaken, the downsizing process has a small regional effect on GDP but a greater local effect on the island. Imports, as expected, tend to decrease in the cutback scenarios and to increase when specific mitigation policies are considered. The main export gainers are the primary sectors that become more competitive due to factor price decreases. The main export losers are some industrialized products and services. The results provide support for the implementation of mitigation policies, which should be reasonable in both their intensity and focus, since there is a risk associated with these policies. Replenishing the public budget and allowing expenditures according to the current government expenditure structure tends to crowd-out private initiatives, leading to an overall long-term negative effect on the economy.

Alexander Bolonkin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • ab net method of protection from projectiles city Military Base battle front etc
    AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference and Exhibit, 2008
    Co-Authors: Alexander Bolonkin
    Abstract:

    The author suggests a low cost special AB-Net from artificial fiber, which may protect cities and important objects from rockets, artillery and mortar shells, projectiles, bullets, and strategic weapons. The idea is as follows: The offered AB-Net joins an incoming projectile to a small braking parachute and this incoming projectile loses speed by air braking after a drag distance of ~50 – 150 meters. A following interception net after the first may serve to collect the slowed projectiles and their fragments or bomblets so that they do not reach the aimpoint. The author offers the design of AB-Net, a developed theory of snagging with a small braking parachute by AB-Net; and sample computations. These nets may be used for defense of a town, city, Military Base, battle-front line, road (from terrorists), or any important objects or installations (for example nuclear electric station, government buildings, etc.). Computed projects are: Net to counter small rockets (for example, from Qassam), net to counter artillery projectile (caliber 76 mm), net to counter bullets (caliber 7.6 mm). The offered method is cheaper by thousands of times than protection of a city by current antirocket systems. Discussion and results are at the end of the article.

  • ab net method of protection from projectiles city Military Base battle front etc
    arXiv: General Physics, 2008
    Co-Authors: Alexander Bolonkin
    Abstract:

    The author suggests a low cost special AB-Net from artificial fiber, which may protect cities and important objects from rockets, artillery and mortar shells, projectiles, bullets, and strategic weapons. The idea is as follows: The offered AB-Net joins an incoming projectile to a small braking parachute and this incoming projectile loses speed by air braking after a drag distance of 50 - 150 meters. A following interception net after the first may serve to collect the slowed projectiles and their fragments or bomblets so that they do not reach the aimpoint. The author offers the design of AB-Net, a developed theory of snagging with a small braking parachute by AB-Net; and sample computations. These nets may be used for defense of a town, city, Military Base, battle-front line, road (from terrorists), or any important objects or installations (for example nuclear electric station, government buildings, etc.). Computed projects are: Net to counter small rockets (for example, from Qassam), net to counter artillery projectile (caliber 76 mm), net to counter bullets (caliber 7.6 mm). The offered method is cheaper by thousands of times than protection of a city by current anti-rocket systems. Discussion and results are at the end of the article. Key words: Protection from missile and projectile weapons, mortar, rocket, AB-Net, Qassam defense, incoming defense, armor.

Michael M Knetter - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • measuring the economic effects of Military Base closures
    Economic Inquiry, 2001
    Co-Authors: Mark A Hooker, Michael M Knetter
    Abstract:

    MICHAEL M. KNETTER (*) I. INTRODUCTION Military spending in the United States has been reduced dramatically in recent years. Federal outlays on national defense fell from 6.2% of GDP in 1986 to 3.2% in 1998, a decline of about 25% in real dollar terms. (1) One important component of this drawdown has been the closure of dozens of Military Bases, and the realignment (partial closure of combination) of many more. While most observes in government, the Military and the involved communities have agreed that defense could and should be downsized in this post-cold war, budget-balancing environment, the decisions of which Bases to close have been highly contentious. In fact, opposition o closures has been sufficiently intense for a bipartisan Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) commission to be appointed, with special procedures for the Base selection process, to minimize political interference. (2) This resistance to Base closures stems primarily from perceived adverse economic consequences. The facts that Bases often constitute a large fraction of local economic activity (representing up to one-third of a county's employment in some cases) and the taxes which pay salaries of Base employees come almost entirely from outside the region, both underlie the widely held belief that Bases are worth fighting for. What may be overlooked by communities and their representatives is the opportunity cost of resources that Bases occupy, principally land. Many Bases are on coasts, in metropolitan areas, or have other attributes that make for high values in alternative use. Two examples among recent closures are the Presidio Army Base, in San Francisco, and Moffett Field Naval Air Station, in Silicon Valley. In such cases, local economies may actually be better off after a closure, at least following a temporary adjustment period when some transition and cleanup costs are incurred. Given uncertainty about the likely economic consequences of Base closures, and the substantial resources that have been expended to prevent them, it would seem important to evaluate the economic costs of past closures. However, it appears that little such analysis exists: a search in EconLit found only 11 entries for either "Base closures" or "Military Bases," with none of the referenced articles empirical. The evidence seems mainly limited to case studies, notably Dardia, et al. (1996), a report recently published by Rand that studied three closures in California in the early 1990s. Bradshaw et al. (1995) reviews a number of such studies, and the Department of Defense's (DoD) Civilian Reuse of Former Military Bases publications collect several newspaper articles summarizing closure communities' redevelopment experiences (mostly prior to 1978). (3) An important exception is a recent paper by Krizan (1998), which uses longitudinal micro data to study the impact of Base closures in California. In this article, we attempt to fill that gap. We have compiled a dataBase from DoD reports that includes the total number of Military and civilian jobs eliminated in all of the major Base closures that have taken place since 1970. We match this data with the employment, per capita personal income, and population data in prior and succeeding years for Base counties and their states, and use the combined data to assess the economic impacts of the closures. Our final dataBase contains 57 closures, ranging in absolute size from 150 to over 16,000 jobs. They represent from .05% to over 30% of county employment, with the median closure equaling 2.24%. We measure counties' responses to these shocks compared to two counterfactual scenarios: one which assumes that the county would have had employment or per capita personal income growth at the state's rate, and another which assumes that the difference between county and state growth rates which prevailed in the pre-closure years would have persisted. These assumptions control for any region-specific shocks that would be expected to impact counties and their states roughly equally. …

  • measuring the economic effects of Military Base closures
    Research Papers in Economics, 1999
    Co-Authors: Mark A Hooker, Michael M Knetter
    Abstract:

    Quite often, policy changes that are seen as welfare-improving at the national level encounter significant resistance in localities where the policies are implemented. Defense spending cuts and international trade agreements are classic examples. However, there is little systematic evidence on the magnitude of economic costs that fall on adversely affected communities. In this paper, we use a newly constructed dataset to analyze the county-level employment and personal income effects resulting from closures of Military Bases during 1971 - 1994. Our estimated multipliers are mostly less than one, and considerably smaller than those typically used in economic impact studies. We find that the employment costs are mostly limited to the direct job loss associated with Military transfers out of the region, and per-capita income is little affected by closures on average.