Economix - The Standard Approach to Violence

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Economist says there is an economic approach to religion. Says that as economists, we can acknowledge that religion provides institutional rules and constraints on human behavior. Laryonaconeo: I think where we go wrong is when we over simplify the world by saying all jews, ore this all moslems, or this all christians,. Or this all mexicans, orThis all columbians, or thisAll americans, or this.

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.