European Union policy to counter terrorist financing is marked by uncertainty about causes and consequences. The paper addresses the role of evaluations of the effectiveness and efficiency of counter terrorist financing policies performed by international standard setting organizations in such a...

This paper presents key aspects and policy implications of a multi-annual research project on economic analyses of European security issues (EUSECON), with an emphasis on intentional threats of organised crime, piracy and terrorism. The first part argues that rational models can provide...

Die Abteilung Staat im DIW Berlin baut ein Konsumsteuer-Mikrosimulationsmodell auf, das auf repräsentativen Einzeldaten (scientific use files) der Einkommens- und Verbrauchsstichprobe (EVS) 1998 und 2003 basiert. Damit lassen sich Simulationsrechnungen zur Mehrwertsteuerbelastung der privaten...