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Appeasing Nihilists? Some Economic Thoughts on Reducing Terrorist Activity

  • Recent contributions to the economics of terrorism have given contradicting recommendations for campaigning against terrorism, from the proposal to deprive terrorists of their resources to the proposal of raising the opportunity costs of terrorism by increasing the wealth of the affected regions. Within a simple framework which differentiates between the decision to become an active terrorist and the decision to support terrorists and which allows for reciprocal reactions to anti-terrorism policies, it is argued here that undifferentiated deterrence may indeed backfire, but so may an increase of the opportunity costs of terrorism. A very targeted anti-terrorism policy aimed only at active terrorists would then be the most reasonable remaining approach.

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Author: Jan SchnellenbachORCiD
URL:http://www.jstor.org/stable/25487598
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-006-9029-9
ISSN:0048-5829
Title of the source (English):Public Choice
Document Type:Scientific journal article peer-reviewed
Language:English
Year of publication:2006
Contributing Corporation:Philipps-University Marburg
Tag:Anti-terrorism policies; Deterrence; Reciprocity; Terrorism
Volume/Year:129
Issue number:3/4
First Page:301
Last Page:313
Faculty/Chair:Fakultät 5 Wirtschaft, Recht und Gesellschaft / FG VWL, insbesondere Mikroökonomik
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