Terrorism
A look at terrorism and terrorist activities and the impact they have on the economy. Links between terrorism and economics are here.
Tort Liability for State Sponsors of Terrorism Under United States Law
United States law prohibits most civil lawsuits by an individual against a foreign state under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA). However, the Act includes a number of exceptions that, when satisfied, allow for such lawsuits to be filed in U.S. courts. One of these exceptions applies to the victims of state-sponsored terrorism. An essay by Kelly Smith.
United States law prohibits most civil lawsuits by an individual against a foreign state under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA). However, the Act includes a number of exceptions that, when satisfied, allow for such lawsuits to be filed in U.S. courts. One of these exceptions applies to the victims of state-sponsored terrorism. An essay by Kelly Smith.
A Futures Market On Terrorist Attacks
A program which would have established a futures market on terrorist attacks has been cancelled according to ABS News. It's unfortunate that this program got cancelled as it would have led the FBI and CIA to accumulate information they might not have otherwise been able to get.
A program which would have established a futures market on terrorist attacks has been cancelled according to ABS News. It's unfortunate that this program got cancelled as it would have led the FBI and CIA to accumulate information they might not have otherwise been able to get.
How Would the Market React to the Death or Capture of Osama Bin Laden?
In my article "How Markets Use Information To Set Prices" we saw how various markets, such as the stock market, use the collective information of investors to set prices. In "How Would the Market React to the Death or Capture of Saddam or Osama?", Mutual Funds guide Dustin Woodard wonders what would happen to the price of stocks if Saddam Hussein or Osama Bin Laden were captured by U.S. forces.
In my article "How Markets Use Information To Set Prices" we saw how various markets, such as the stock market, use the collective information of investors to set prices. In "How Would the Market React to the Death or Capture of Saddam or Osama?", Mutual Funds guide Dustin Woodard wonders what would happen to the price of stocks if Saddam Hussein or Osama Bin Laden were captured by U.S. forces.