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Present anti-terrorist policy concentrates almost exclusively on deterrence. It seeks to fend off terrorism by raising … and induces in some cases even more terrorism. This is, in particular, the case if deterrence policy induces a …
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Famous cultural monuments are often regarded as unique icons, making them an attractive target for terrorists. Despite huge military and police outlays, terrorist attacks on important monuments can hardly be avoided. We argue that an effective strategy for discouraging terrorist attacks on...
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surveyed and put in perspective. As economic consequences are only a part of the overall costs of terrorism, possible …
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Deterrence has been a crucial element in fighting terrorism, both in actual politics and rational choice analyses of … terrorism. But there are superior strategies to deterrence. One is to make terrorist attacks less attractive. Another to raise …
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Terrorism will be high on the political agenda for many years to come. Various policies are open to a government … fighting terrorism but, in any case, considerable costs are involved. In the competition for political support, the costs and … benefits of anti-terrorism policies will be debated. Better information about terrorism and its consequences can improve policy …
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Deterrence has been a crucial element in fighting terrorism, both in politics and in rational choice analyses of … terrorism. However, there are two strategies that are superior to deterrence. The first one is to make terrorist attacks less …
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to estimate utility losses caused by terrorist activities in France, the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Terrorism in … terrorism and income requires improved measurement of the marginal utility of income. …
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incidents and terror fatalities data, it is shown that media attention and terrorism do mutually Granger cause each other, as …
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This paper studies a large class of imperfectly discriminating contests, referred to as elastic contests, that induce players to either overbid a standing bid or to abstain from bidding altogether. Many common forms of contest are elastic. In any equilibrium of an elastic contest, there is...
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It is shown that rent-seeking contests with continuous and independent type distributions possess a unique pure-strategy Nash equilibrium.
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