The Ecology of Terror Defense

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty

Volumn 26, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 201-229

  Keohane, Nathaniel O ^a   Zeckhauser, Richard J ^b  

^a YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Economies of scale; Security externalities; Stock control; Terorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037786762     PISSN: 08955646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024167124083     Document Type: Review

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