Executive Takeaways
■ We study why countries faced with insurgencies violate human rights. ■ We find that imperfect intelligence is a primary cause of such violations. ■ We also identify the conditions under which a tough policy does not work. ■ Empirical evidence from India suggests that a tough policy worsens the insurgencies.
Aniruddha Bagchi, Professor of Economics Jomon A. Paul, Professor of Quantitative Analysis
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