Defending Multiple Terrorist Targets
This paper analyzes a situation where multiple targets are exposed to a potential terrorist attack. The probability of an attack is determined endogenously in a game where a terrorist chooses the target while the targets independently determine the level of deterrence. As each target tries to divert...
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Korea Development Institute
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| description | This paper analyzes a situation where multiple targets are exposed to a potential terrorist attack. The probability of an attack is determined endogenously in a game where a terrorist chooses the target while the targets independently determine the level of deterrence. As each target tries to divert an attack to others, the symmetric equilibrium becomes suboptimal and exhibits dispersion in the level of deterrence. The analysis shows that the first best deterrence level may be achieved when the targets can write a binding risk-sharing contract. Such a contract has limited applicability however as it suffers from a potential verification problem. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb2be28f1cb44edaa32edacc6a2281022022-12-21T18:44:25ZengKorea Development InstituteKDI Journal of Economic Policy2586-29952586-41302013-09-013539112410.23895/kdijep.2013.35.3.91Defending Multiple Terrorist TargetsLee, Sang hoon0Assistant Professor, College of International Studies, Hallym UniversityThis paper analyzes a situation where multiple targets are exposed to a potential terrorist attack. The probability of an attack is determined endogenously in a game where a terrorist chooses the target while the targets independently determine the level of deterrence. As each target tries to divert an attack to others, the symmetric equilibrium becomes suboptimal and exhibits dispersion in the level of deterrence. The analysis shows that the first best deterrence level may be achieved when the targets can write a binding risk-sharing contract. Such a contract has limited applicability however as it suffers from a potential verification problem.https://doi.org/10.23895/kdijep.2013.35.3.91Terrorism(테러리즘)Counterterrorism(대테러)Contract(계약) |
| spellingShingle | Lee, Sang hoon Defending Multiple Terrorist Targets KDI Journal of Economic Policy Terrorism(테러리즘) Counterterrorism(대테러) Contract(계약) |
| title | Defending Multiple Terrorist Targets |
| title_full | Defending Multiple Terrorist Targets |
| title_fullStr | Defending Multiple Terrorist Targets |
| title_full_unstemmed | Defending Multiple Terrorist Targets |
| title_short | Defending Multiple Terrorist Targets |
| title_sort | defending multiple terrorist targets |
| topic | Terrorism(테러리즘) Counterterrorism(대테러) Contract(계약) |
| url | https://doi.org/10.23895/kdijep.2013.35.3.91 |
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