NBER Working Group Descriptions

The Working Group on the Economics of National Security will deal with the wide range of issues that affect national security with a primary focus on the security of the United States. Topics will include : military strategy (defense budgets, technical change, manpower, etc), sources of terrorist risks (causes of terrorism, financing of terrorism, etc), homeland security policies for dealing with terrorism (nuclear, chemical and biological), problem areas (North Korea, Iraq, etc). The group will meet at least once during the academic year and will hope to develop research suitable for a regular research project and conference.