Garry shiffman is the author of a new book about how behavior science can transform our view of crime, insurgency and terrorism. Garry started his career in the us military before pursuing an economics degree at george mason university. He has worked as a national security adviser f to the republican leadership in the senate for more than eight years. This week's ekon talk will focus on changing the world by making it difficult for people who want to do bad things.
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.