Balancing Terrorism and Natural Disasters—Defensive Strategy with Endogenous Attacker Effort

Jun Zhuang
Jun Zhuang
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Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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Vicki M. Bier
Vicki M. Bier
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Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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Jun Zhuang

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Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706

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Vicki M. Bier

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Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706

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Published Online:1 Oct 2007https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.1070.0434

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