income and life satisfaction is strongly shaped by the aspiration level serving to evaluate life conditions. The aspiration … levels are formed by social comparisons and adaptation processes. The Life Satisfaction Approach is a new method to capture …

zeigen deutlich, dass Politik jenseits des geteilten Entsetzens über die Ausmaße des internationalen Terrorismus doch in … horror of the extent of international terrorism. …

The authors show how microeconomic concepts and principles are applicable to the study of terrorism. The utility …

terrorist leaders to influence their followers. From our model approaches to counter terrorism on both the leadership as well as …

In some regards the production of terrorism resembles the production of culture, especially television and theater …. Terrorism is a spectacle produced for viewers, many of whom live apart from the violent staged events. Spectacular theater and …

prominently, commanding 30% of current defense R&D spending, versus just about 13% for intelligence and anti-terrorism. The second …, and the extent to which security against terrorism is (still) a public good. I develop for that purpose a simple model of … terrorism, cast in a nested discrete choice framework. Two strategies are considered: fighting terrorism at its source, and …

Cold War), vis-a-vis just about 13% for intelligence and anti-terrorism. The second part examines the nature of the … terrorist threat, and develops a simple model of terrorism, cast in a nested discrete choice framework. Two strategies are … considered: fighting terrorism at its source, and protecting individual targets, which entails a negative externality …

The authors show how microeconomic concepts and principles are applicable to the study of terrorism. The utility …