https://hdl.handle.net/10419/119476 2026-10-23T01:14:52Z 2026-10-23T01:14:52Z Kallandranis, Christos Drakos, Konstantinos Giannakopoulos, Nicholas https://hdl.handle.net/10419/119600 2023-11-13T02:19:39Z 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Counterterrorism Effectiveness: The Impact on Life and Property Losses Authors: Kallandranis, Christos; Drakos, Konstantinos; Giannakopoulos, Nicholas Abstract: In this Policy Briefing we look at authorities' relative counterterrorism effectiveness focusing on its behavior over time, its impact on preventing casualties and property losses. The study underlying this Policy Briefing used data on transnational terrorism from the ITERATE database (1973-2003) and discrete choice models, to evaluate relative counterterrorism effectiveness while controlling for a variety of terrorists' and authorities' effort attributes. It was found out that the probability of a terrorist incident being stopped by the authorities has increased in the period examined. Furthermore, a negative relationship between authorities' ability to stop an incident and the probabilities of casualties and damages is identified. However, the "ability to stop" exerts higher impact on the probability of property losses compared to casualties.

2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Haigner, Stefan Schneider, Friedrich Wakolbinger, Florian https://hdl.handle.net/10419/119599 2023-11-17T02:31:33Z 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Authors: Haigner, Stefan; Schneider, Friedrich; Wakolbinger, Florian Abstract: International policy standards in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing are set forth by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations on Anti-money laundering (AML)/Combating the financing of terrorism (CFT) policies. While those standards are very high and require, for example, financial businesses to strictly pursue the "know your customer principle", countries compliance with the standards is low. In putting efforts in increasing compliance and harmonizing enforcement, however, the costs (both in terms of resources as well as reduced privacy rights) have to be taken into account.

2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Kallandranis, Christos Drakos, Konstantinos https://hdl.handle.net/10419/119597 2023-12-07T02:34:18Z 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Security Economics: A Guide for Data Availability and Needs Authors: Kallandranis, Christos; Drakos, Konstantinos Abstract: In this Policy Briefing, we review the available terrorism databases by focusing on their characteristics, advantages and disadvantages. This serves as a guide for policymakers and academic researchers alike. The rapid and accelerating development of security economics has generated great demand for more and better data, to accommodate the empirical research agenda. We also discuss data shortages and needs that are considered essential for enhancing our understanding of the complex phenomenon of terrorism, as well as designing and evaluating policy. We conclude that there is a need for terrorism related databases that will include more information, over and above terrorism incidents per se.

2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Berrebi, Claude Klor, Esteban F. https://hdl.handle.net/10419/119596 2023-12-08T02:48:39Z 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Do Poor Economic Conditions Affect Terrorism? Authors: Berrebi, Claude; Klor, Esteban F. Abstract: While the existing empirical literature shows that poverty and economic conditions are not correlated with the quantity of terror, theory predicts that poverty and poor economic conditions may affect the quality of terror. Poor economic conditions may lead more able individuals to participate in terror attacks, allowing terror organizations to send betterqualified terrorists to more complex, high-impact terror missions. Using data on Palestinian suicideterrorists, we provide evidence of the correlation between economic conditions, the characteristics of suicide terrorists, and the targets they attack.

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