The assessment of the cost of capital is of paramount importance for rate-regulated firms, as the rates of regulated services depend crucially from this cost driver. The paper uses objectives and peculiarities of rate regulation as a starting point. Based thereupon, it analyses methodical issues...

Terrorist attacks that have succeeded abroad since 2001, as well as others that were prevented, indicate that the threat of a large-scale attack is real and will be with us for a long time. Focusing on the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany, this article analyzes the role that...