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Most interpretations of prevalent counterinsurgency theory imply that increasing government services will reduce rebel …
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This paper examines whether house demolitions are an effective counterterrorism tactic against suicide terrorism. We …
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This paper proposes the use of consumers' preferences in formulating policies for keeping secret information about terrorist activities and threats that might compromise future security. We report the results from two surveys indicating that people have clear preferences for full disclosure of...
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This paper reports estimates for the ex ante tradeoffs for three specific homeland security policies that all address a terrorist attack on commercial aircraft with shoulder mounted missiles. Our analysis focuses on the willingness to pay for anti-missile laser jamming countermeasures mounted on...
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evolved in response to terrorism in Britain. The paper also discusses the reasons why there is strong cooperation among the CT …
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Districts can be greatly affected by changes in the perceived level of terrorism …
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A notable feature of post-World War II civil wars is their very long average duration. We provide a theory of the …
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disturbance--such as riots, protests, terrorism, crime, or tax evasion--to an agent who has an advantage in accomplishing this …
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This paper analyzes the normative role for civil liability in aligning terrorism precaution incentives, when the … perpetrators of terrorism are unreachable by courts or regulators. We consider the strategic interaction among targets, subsidiary … targets of terrorism, coupled with direct compensation to victims of terrorist attacks …
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This paper investigates the rationale for government intervention in the market for terrorism insurance, focusing on …
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