Disasters garner attention when they occur, and organizations commonly extract valuable
lessons from visible failures, adopting new behaviors in response. For example, the United …

We investigate the regional economic consequences of a hypothetical catastrophic event—
attack via radiological dispersal device (RDD)—centered on the downtown Los Angeles …

This investigation tested the effectiveness of inoculation as a pre-crisis strategy in combating
the effects of politically motivated violent acts. A four-phase experiment was conducted …

There are substantial differences across regions regarding COVID-19 infections and deaths,
which are partly explained by differences in practicing social distancing. In this paper we …

The design of policies and rules to reduce the risk of terrorist attacks should ideally be
evaluated according to an objective decision-making framework such as benefit–cost …

The new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) has become a complex issue around the
world. As the disease advancing and death rates are continuously increasing, governments …

The purpose of this paper is to develop an analytical framework for estimating the behavioral
effects of disasters and their economic consequences. The reduction of these losses …

After disasters such as the attacks of September 11, 2001, the public experiences a
heightened response that naturally returns to some lower level of concern. We demonstrate …

The objective was to test whether precrisis inoculation‐stimulated conversations can
positively impact key beliefs vital to the prosperity of a nation following an act of terrorism …

Emergency management decision makers must make contingency plans for a wide range of
threat scenarios. In undertaking ex-ante cost/benefit evaluations of contingency plans, they …