Economic effects of anti-terrorism security measures

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Economic effects of anti-terrorism security measures

Security measures aiming to manage the risk of urban terrorism impose economic effects on society, the so-called economic effects of anti-terrorism measures. In essence, they can be classified as the costs of terrorism since they result from the actions of households, private agents and public agents in an attempt to prevent a terror event to occur, or at least to mitigate the effects of such an event.

Description

Estimation of the economic impact of counter-terrorism measures includes accounting for direct (primary) and indirect (secondary) effects, including both the costs and the benefits (see the clickable map below). Security measures, for example, make urban objects more resilient against terror attacks, but will also alter behaviour of economic agents.

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Counter-terrorism measures come with costs at the point of implementation and the benefits come later.

Moreover, also the actual impact on terrorist behaviour should be taken into account in order to measure the effectiveness of the chosen security measures.

Costs of security

Direct (primary) costs of security

Indirect (secondary) costs of security

Benefits of security

Direct (primary) benefits of security

Indirect (secondary) benefits of security

Related subjects

Footnotes and references

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