Is the Islamic State and the Sineloa Cartel a Good Investment?

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"We have to fight like an entripinor so we have to think about the ways in which we would go to market," he says. " Victory is not, ah, you know, signing a peace treaty in walking away." He adds that taking market share could mean kill the leader, but it doesn't always means kill the leader.

Economist and author Gary Shiffman of Georgetown University talks about his book, The Economics of Violence, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Shiffman argues that we should view terrorism, insurgency, and crime as being less about ideology and more about personal expression and entrepreneurship. He argues that approaching these problems as economists gives us better tools for fighting them.