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Rationality of the terrorist group and government's policy : a game theoretic approach
Harichandan, Aishwarya - In: Peace economics, peace science and public policy 30 (2024) 1, pp. 27-53
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014526558
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Game theory and cold war rationality : a review essay
Weintraub, Eliot Roy - 2016
This essay reviews new histories of the role of game theory and rational decision-making in shaping the social sciences, economics among them, in the post war period. The recent books "The World the Game Theorists Made" by Paul Erickson and "How Reason Almost Lost Its Mind" by Paul Erickson,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011524189
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Applying Intermediate Microeconomics to Terrorism
Anderton, Charles; Carter, John - Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the … - 2004
The authors show how microeconomic concepts and principles are applicable to the study of terrorism. The utility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005526874
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Applying Intermediate Microeconomics to Terrorism
Anderton, Charles H.; Carter, John R. - In: Journal of Economic Education 37 (2006) 4, pp. 442-458
The authors show how microeconomic concepts and principles are applicable to the study of terrorism. The utility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005243265
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Chapter 35 A Survey of Peace Economics
Anderton, Charles H.; Carter, John R. - In: Handbook of defense economics : volume 2, Defense in a …, (pp. 1211-1258). 2007
Peace economics can be defined as the use of economics to understand the causes and effects of violent conflict in the international system and the ways that conflict can be avoided, managed, or resolved. This chapter surveys major subject areas of peace economics, highlighting seminal as well...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014024394
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Chapter 23 Civil War
Collier, Paul; Hoeffler, Anke - In: Handbook of defense economics : volume 2, Defense in a …, (pp. 711-739). 2007
Civil wars are intricate social, political and psychological phenomena. However, economics can offer analytical insights which are useful alongside the more conventional approach of case-studies. Indeed, the policy conclusions drawn from economic analysis sometimes cast doubt on conventional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014024406
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"Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under't": mimicking behaviour of growth-oriented terrorist organizations
Hendel, Ulrich - 2012
on a two-period signaling game. The terrorists, taking into account the government's counter-terrorism response to first … choice it observes in period 1 and adjusts its second period counter-terrorism spending according to the perceived threat of … terrorism. Combining the signaling game and organizational growth approaches of previous contributions, this paper shows that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009656211
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"Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under't": Mimicking behaviour of growth-oriented terrorist organizations
Hendel, Ulrich - 2012
on a two-period signaling game. The terrorists, taking into account the government's counter-terrorism response to first … choice it observes in period 1 and adjusts its second period counter-terrorism spending according to the perceived threat of … terrorism. Combining the signaling game and organizational growth approaches of previous contributions, this paper shows that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010427627
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Some factors affecting independence movements: An overview
Gupta, Rupayan - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 2 (2007) 2, pp. 101-106
The article outlines a game-theoretic framework that can be used to analyze the nature and outcomes of independence movements in disputed or occupied regions. It is seen that the nature of an independence movement depends on a complex interplay among personal characteristics of movement leaders,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010941326
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Some factors affecting independence movements: an overview.
Gupta, Rupayan - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 2 (2007) 2, pp. 101-106
The article outlines a game-theoretic framework that can be used to analyze the nature and outcomes of independence movements in disputed or occupied regions. It is seen that the nature of an independence movement depends on a complex interplay among personal characteristics of movement leaders,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005700230