Economics of National Security

The Working Group on the Economics of National Security dealt with a wide range of issues that affected national security with a primary focus on the security of the United States. Topics included: 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); and problem areas (North Korea, Iraq, etc). The Group met at least once during the academic year and developed research suitable for a regular research project and conference.