Der Bundesminister für Wirtschaft hat mit Schreiben vom 22. Mai 1992 dem Deutschen Institut ßr Wirtschaftsforschung, Berlin, dem Institut für Weltwirtschaft, Kiel, und dem Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle einen Forschungsauftrag mit dem Titel "Die wirtschaftliche Situation Rußlands...

Der Bericht ist in zwei Teile gegliedert. Im ersten Teil wird der aktuelle Stand der Wirtschaftsentwicklung und der Reformpolitik dargestellt. Seit der Fertigstellung des ersten Berichts müssen hier eine Beschleunigung der Inflation in Richtung Hyperinflation und ein verstärkter Rückgang der...

Terrorism is widely regarded as a public bad vis-à-vis security - a public good - affecting the subjective well-being of citizens. As studies have shown, citizens' risk-perceptions and risk-assessment are affected by large scale terrorist acts. Reported evidence shows that individuals are often...

The processes whereby security policy tackles security challenges and converts them into security priorities (at least since September 11, 2011) are criticized by experts working in the field as erratic and susceptible to media and society pressures. We are always being warned of the emergence...

One of the research areas of the New Agenda for European Security Economics (EUSECON) is society's response to insecurity. Solutions to enhance security often involve the development and supply of specific goods and services. This has led to an industry which has progressively evolved through...

At present and in the medium-term perspective, the security systems of most European countries are challenged by a number of social and economic trends: demographic change and the selective withdrawal of state authority from the security sphere. This process has been accelerated by current...