Perceptions and attitudes following a terrorist shock: Evidence from the UK

被引:56
作者
Bozzoli, Carlos [1 ]
Mueller, Catherine [1 ]
机构
[1] German Inst Econ Res, Dept Int Econ, D-10117 Berlin, Germany
关键词
Terrorism; Risk perception; Natural experiment; Civil liberties; Security; CIVIL-LIBERTIES; RISK; CONSEQUENCES; GROWTH; DEMOCRACY; SECURITY; BEHAVIOR; ATTACKS; THREATS; COSTS;
D O I
10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2011.06.005
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Transnational terrorism in Western countries has raised questions about security measures that constrain civil liberties. This is the first paper that uses a terrorist attack, that in the London 7/7/2005, as an exogenous source of variation to study the dynamics of risk perception and the effect on the readiness to trade off civil liberties for enhanced security. In this framework we show that willingness to trade off security for liberties is dramatically affected by changes in individual risk assessments due to a terrorist attack. We document the extent of persistence of changed attitudes. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:S89 / S106
页数:18
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