What is the causal impact of terrorism on immigration policy preferences? Under what circumstances and due to which … well-powered experiments for Germany and the United Kingdom. We find that anti-immigration responses to terrorism follow an … emotional proximity rationale: terrorism leads to more restrictive migration policy preferences only among individuals with high …

This paper models transnational terrorism as a three-way strategic interaction involving a government that faces armed … opposition at home, which may spill over in the form of acts of terrorism by the state's opponents against the government …'s external sponsor. The external sponsor also utilises deterrence against potential terrorists, which only lowers terrorism if …

In the early 1980s scholars and laymen expected an explosion of terrorism fed by media attention. Instead, the quantity … of terrorism settled into familiar patterns, rather than spiraling upward. This paper attempts to explain why the dire …

Many researchers on terrorism tend to characterize terrorists as instrumentally rational and politically motivated … the concepts are capable of explaining certain aspects of the phenomenon of terrorism. A discussion follows on the …

We draw on existing surveys on the economics of terrorism, classifying the contributions to the field by theme, main …; Nature of terrorists; Utility cost of terrorism; Impact of terrorism on aggregate output; Terrorism and specific sectors of … activity; Terrorism and economic policy; and Counter-terrorist policies. For the set of papers examined, as well as for each …

This paper introduces a brief framework on the political decision-making process in the context of terrorism. I relate … the trade-offs policy-makers are faced with to the economic terrorism literature. Past years have shown a steady increase … of terrorism, its origins, and drivers. More analysis is needed on public perceptions, responses to both the threat of …

This paper presents a game-theoretic model of suicide terrorism containing three agents: the terrorist leader; a … opportunities can reduce the overall level of terrorism, while increasing the proportion of suicide to normal attacks. An increase …

This paper focuses on two aspects of insecurity for the European Union: domestic terrorism and international crime. In …