Markets, Government and...Conflict
After 9/11, Defense and Economics became more popular - so as to speak - among researchers. Economic researchers can contribute to it through the theoretical tools they have (Jack Hirshleifer, Todd Sandler, etc). But it's also important to build concrete suggestions looking to the reality and the data.
Atlas Economic Research Foundation is worried with this theme. Good to know they are working on this with other Think Tanks.
Details? Here is a piece of text: THINK TANKS FOR A SECURE, FREE SOCIETY
Atlas has assembled this special report as a survey of efforts by non-U.S. think tanks to address important issues in the areas where economics is affected by -- or overlaps with -- issues of security, intelligence and defense. The horrible events of September 11 left no doubt that virutally all policy issues need to be analyzed in the context of the security threats of this era. Atlas encourages more think tanks outside the United States to study the manner in which some of the more successful U.S. think tanks have built expertise in these subjects. See, for example the Heritage Foundation's work on Homeland Security, Cato Institute's work on terrorism, and the Institute of World Politics among others.
Below, we maintain examples of work being done along these lines, from various parts of the international network of think tanks who aspire to achieve a secure, free society.
