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Article in the Handelsblatt: In this article, Tilman Brück and Friedrich Schneider, two members of the EUSECON consortium, were interviewed about the economic costs of terrorism. Click here to view the article (in German).
Households in Conflict Network (HiCN): Little is known about the effects of conflict on household behaviour, household welfare and poverty. The Households in Conflict Network (HiCN) brings together researchers interested in the micro level analysis of the relationship between violent conflict and household welfare ...more information
FP6 Project on Microconflict MICROCON, or ‘A Micro Level Analysis of Violent Conflict’, is a five-year research programme funded by the European Commission, which takes an innovative micro level, multidisciplinary approach to the study of the conflict cycle ...more information
Article on Economics of Terrorism: On January 5, 2010, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) published an article that investigates the motivations and capacities of terrorists. This article highlights research results from a number of EUSECON project partners, and it provides a brief preview of the content of the upcoming DIW Vierteljahresheft on the economics of security. The FAZ article (in German) can be accessed by clicking here.
Tilman Brück in the "Berliner Zeitung": Tilman Brück, Coordinator of EUSECON, was interviewed on the efficiency of counter-terrorism policies. One aspect that was highlighted is that these policies are often expensive and less effective than they could be. Click here to download the German-language article.
Article in the Handelsblatt: Tilman Brück, the coordinator of the EUSECON consortium, talks about the economic costs of terrorism. Click here to view the article (in German).
Tilman Brück holds a lecture on the economics of security at the University of Potsdam. His speech is part of the lecture series on “Homeland Security” organized by the Brandenburg Institute for Society and Security (BIGS). Please click here for more information about the lecture series.
EUSECON has launched a series of Policy Briefings on the Economics of Security. The series aims to present the most salient findings of the four-year research project to a wide range of audiences, including policy-makers, security experts, and general readers interested in this topic. To view the Policy Briefings Series, please refer to the webpage.
News & Events
Fourth NEAT Workshop
NEAT held its fourth workshop in Brussels at the European Commission's Borschette Centre on Monday, October 19, 2009. The workshop's focus was on "Recent Economic Research on Issues of Terrorism: Research that Informs Policy". The program for this workshop can be downloaded here. To download the original call for papers for this workshop, please click here.
Third NEAT Workshop
NEAT held its third workshop on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at DIW Berlin. The workshop was entitled, "Government Policies in the Fight against Terrorism: Costs and Benefits". The workshop focused on two important aspects of the economic analysis of terrorism: CBRN threats and the government use of privately-collected data in the fight against terrorism. Click here to download the workshop program.
Second NEAT Workshop
The second workshop of the Network for the Economic Analysis of Terrorism took place on Monday, September 22, 2008 in Brussels. This workshop included 14 academic presentations on economic aspects of the terrorism and anti-terrorist measures, all of which were selected out of a competitive call for proposals.
First NEAT Workshop
On Tuesday, 22 April 2008, DIW Berlin held the first workshop of the international "Network for the Economic Analysis of Terrorism" (NEAT). This workshop consisted of four academic presentations and discussion sessions, as well as a panel discussion on the known and unknown aspects of terrorism and security economics.
Workshop presentations are availabe for download on the Resources page. Summaries of the workshop are available here.
Short Summary (1 page)
Long Summary (12 pages)