Economic Impact Analysis of Terrorism Events Recent Methodological Advances and Findings

National security is a basic responsibility of national governments, but it is also intangible. What can economic analysis contribute? Benefit-cost analysis has rarely been applied because of the ambiguous and commons nature of the benefits. Our group at the University of Southern California's...

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Main Author: Gordon, Peter
Other Authors: Richardson, Harry W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2008
Series:OECD/ITF Joint Transport Research Centre Discussion Papers
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