Both crime and terrorism impose costs onto society through the channels of fear and worry. Identifying and targeting groups which are especially affected by worries might be one way to reduce the total costs of these two types of insecurity. However, compared to the drivers of the fear of crime,...

The purpose of current study is to review the key empirical and theoretical papers regarding the impact of terrorism event on the equity returns of developed and developing countries. Furthermore, the current study aimed at comparing the differential effects of terrorism events on developed and...

Despite growing international concern about terrorism, until recently, very little was known about worldwide risk patterns for terrorist attacks. In this paper, we are especially interested in determining the extent to which terrorism is concentrated at the country level over time and whether...