Choosing what to protect

Risk Analysis

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 607-620

  Bier, Vicki M ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Externalities; Game theory; Resource allocation; Security; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EXTERNALITIES; STRATEGIC MODEL;

GAME THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; RISK ANALYSIS;

RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

GAME THEORY; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SECURITY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VULNERABILITY;

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GAME; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; PROBABILITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERRORISM;

EID: 34447325155     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2007.00906.x     Document Type: Article

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