This paper analyses public policy choices in the security economy from an economic perspective. It discusses the role … of public goods for national and global security and identifies the importance of the first- and second-order indirect … effects of insecurity on economic activity, which include the behavioural responses of agents and the government to security …

Security as an objectively existing quality which can be discussed in innumerable ways, but it may hardly be ignored … and its significance (let alone its existence) may hardly be doubted. Security is a fundamental human need which is a … on how the term "security" itself should be defined and what specific aspects or issues it should include (and which ones …

, Muslims say, some of whom may resort to acts of terrorism. Here, identity is crucial and provides the micro-foundations of …

The paper provides a rare case study of terrorism and counter-terrorism within a closed society, carried out under a … blanket of official secrecy. This case is unexpectedly revealing in what it tells us about terrorism, counterterrorism, and …

integration channel, and a liquidity channel. Our findings indicate that terrorism shocks are diffused cross-nationally, and …

are the diffusion mechanisms of terrorist shocks, nor whether the diffusion pattern is uniform. Given terrorism … depends on the country's perceived terrorism risk. We document that terrorism risk perception is able to explain a … abnormal returns is robust, even when we take into account countries' terrorism record or when we control for economic linkages. …

The emergence of transnational terrorism in Western countries has raised the debate about security measures, some of … civil liberties for enhanced security. In this framework we show that the willingness to trade off security for liberties is …

model that includes several measures of terrorism and largescale violence, we find compelling evidence that terrorist …