Bruno S. Frey What Political Methods Are Effective in Countering Terrorist Threats?
Bruno S. Frey is a permanent Visiting Professor at the University of Basel and research director of the Centre for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA), Switzerland. For his extensive research on political economy, corporate governance and psychological approaches to economics, Frey has been awarded five Honorary Doctorates from diverse international institutions. Frey argues for an interdisciplinary approach to economics. His recent research combines a political and economic lens to the study of such themes as terrorism, the election system, and the psychology of awards vs monetary incentives.
Area of Research
Political Economics, Economics and Psychology, Corporate Governance, Economics of Art and Culture, Happiness
since 2015
Permanent Visiting Professor
University of Basel (Universität Basel)
since 2000
Research Director
CREMA – Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts, Zurich
2012-2015
Guest Professor of Political Economy
Zeppelin University (Zeppelin Universität)
2010-2013
Distinguished Professor of Behavioural Science
Warwick Business School at the University of Warwick, UK
2010
Guest Professor
University of St. Gallen (Universität St. Gallen)
2007-2009
Visiting Professor
ETH Zurich (ETH Zürich)
1993-2006
Guest Professor
University of St. Gallen (Universität St. Gallen)
1993-1998
Visiting Professor
Paris Institute of Political Studies (Institut d'études politiques de Paris)
Master of Business Administration Program
1990-1991
Visiting Research Professor of Business Economics
Graduate School Business, University of Chicago
1977-2012
Full Professor of Economics
University of Zurich (Universität Zürich)
1970-2006
Associate Professor of Economics
University of Basel (Universität Basel) (more details)
1970-1977
Full Professor of Economics
University of Konstanz (Universität Konstanz)
1969
Habilitation
University of Basel (Universität Basel) (more details)
1965
PhD in Economics
University of Basel (Universität Basel) (more details)
1964
Master in Economics
University of Basel (Universität Basel) (more details)
And the University of Cambridge
Prizes
- Röpke-Prize of the Liberal Institute, Zurich (2012)
- Honorary Doctorate, University of Innsbruck (2011)
- Honorary Doctorate, University of Aix-en-Provence/Marseille (2010)
- Honorary Doctorate, Free University of Brussels (2009)
- Friedrich von Wieser-Prize, Prague (2008)
- Gustav-Stolper-Prize, Association for Social Policy (2007)
- Honorary Doctorate, University of St. Gallen (1998)
- Honorary Doctorate, University of Goeteborg (1998)
- Vernon Prize of the Association for Public Policy and Management United States of America (1996)
- Genossenschaftspreis of the Philosphical-Historical Faculty of the University of Basel (1965)
Fellowships
- Honorary Editor of Kyklos, International Review for Social Sciences (since 2015)
- Founding Member of the Latin American Network for Wellbeing and Quality of Life Policies (since 2015)
- Elected Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Class V – Social Sciences, Law and Economics (2015)
- Member of the Board of Trustees of Mehr Demokratie e.V., Munich (since 2014)
- Academic Advisor for the Editorial Board of the Commercial Press of China (CPC) (since 2014)
- Member of the Academic Advisory Board of the Roman Herzog Institut, Munich (since 2013)
- Member of the International Expert Working Group on Wellbeing and Happiness: Defining a New Economic Paradigm by appointment of the King of Bhutan (2012)
- Member of the Board of Contemporary Economics (since 2011)
- Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Management and Sustainability, Toronto (since 2011)
- Member of the Academic Advisory Board of the Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen (since 2011)
- Member of the Editorial Board of Academy of Management Perspectives (since 2011)
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the Journal of Entrepreneurial and Organizational Diversity (JEOD) (since 2011)
- Member of the European School of Management and Technology Academic Board (ESMT), Berlin (2011-2014)
- Member of the Board of Trustees of the ISBS (Institute for Sports, Business & Society - EBS Business School) (since 2010)
- Consulting Editor for the International Journal of Wellbeing (since 2010)
- Member of the Advisory Board of the Center for Applied Statistics and Economics (CASE) (since 2010)
- Visiting Fellow at the Center for Analysis of Risk at Doshisha University (2010-2014)
- Distinguished Fellow of the Association for Cultural Economics International (2010)
- Member of the Advisory Board of the Cambridge Studies in Economics, Cognition, and Society (CSECS) (since 2009)
- Associate Editor at the International Review of Economics (since 2009)
- Member of the Advisory Board, Centre for the Study of Incentives, in Health, Wellcome Trust, United Kingdom (2009-2013)
- Member of the Editorial Board of the Intergenerational Justice Review (IGJR) (since 2008)
- Member of the Editorial Board of the International Review of Economics (IRE) (since 2008)
- Member of the Editorial Board of Economic Analysis and Policy (EAP) (since 2008)
- Member of the Editorial Board of Game Theory, Strategy, Risk and Uncertainty (GTSRU) (since 2008)
- Research Fellow of the National Centre for Econometric Research (NCER) (2008-2010)
- Member of the Board of Directors of International Seminar of New Institutional Economics (ISNIE) (since 2007)
- Member of the Editorial Board of The Review of International Organizations (since 2007)
- Member of the Advisory Board of Economics, Cognition and Society (ECS) (since 2007)
- Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal Economic Analysis and Policy (since 2007)
- Member of the Governing Board of the University of Lucerne, Switzerland (since 2007)
- Member of the Advisory Board of Poetics, Journal of Empirical Research on Culture, the Media and the Arts (2007-2014)
- Member of the International Academic Council of the MLE Program, University of St. Gallen (2007-2010)
- Member of the Scientific Advisory Council of the Ifo Institute (since 2006)
- Member of the Advisory Board of the Economics, Cognition and Society Series of the University of Michigan Press (since 2006)
- Member of the Editorial Board of Social Indicators Research (2006-2011)
- Vice-Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), Berlin (2006-2010)
- Associate Editor at Mind and Society (since 2005)
- Distinguished Fellow of CESifo Munich (since 2005)
- Corresponding Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) (2005)
- Member of the Editorial Board of the International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal (IEMJ) (since 2004)
- Member of the Board of Scholars of the Initiative and Referendum Institute at the University of Southern California (since 2004)
- Member of the Editorial Board of Review of Law and Economics (2004)
- Elected Fellow of the European Economic Association (2004)
- Member of the Editorial Board of Zeitschrift für Staats- und Europawissenschaften (ZSE) (since 2003)
- Member of the Editorial Board of Economic Review of International Organizations (since 2003)
- Member of the Board of Advisors of De Economist (2003-2011)
- Member of The Tampere Club, Finland (since 2002)
- Member of the Advisory Council of the Friedrich A. von Hayek Foundation (since 2002)
- Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Theoretical Politics (since 2001)
- Member of the Advisory Council of Econ Journal Watch (since 2001)
- Member of the International Advisory Board of Mind & Society (since 2001)
- Member of the Curatorium of the Austrian College / European Forum Alpbach (2001-2009)
- Member of Scientific Committee for setting up a Master program on the economics of culture, University of Rome "Tor Vergata" (since 2000)
- Member of the Editorial Board of Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) (since 2000)
- Member of the Review Board of zfo (Zeitschrift Führung und Organisation) (since 2000)
- Member of the Editorial Board of Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik (since 2000)
- Member of the Editorial Board of The European Journal of Political Economy (EJPE) (2000-2003)
- Member of the Editorial Board of The Columbia Journal of Project Siting and Management (since 1999)
- Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Development Planning Literature (since 1999)
- Founding Member and President of the Steering Board, European Centre for the Study of Public Choice (ECSPC), Università degli Studi "La Sapienza", Rome (1999-2012)
- Member of the Academic Advisory Board of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods (1999-2010)
- Member of the Executive Board of the European Public Choice Society (1999-2009)
- Member of the Editorial Board, ICARE Magazine, The International Electronic Magazine of Art Economics (since 1998)
- Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Economic Methodology (since 1998)
- Distinguished Fellow of the Public Choice Society (1998)
- Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Cultural Property (since 1997)
- Visiting Professor of Economics at Università degli Studi “La Sapienza”, Rome (1997)
- Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Risk, Decision & Policy (since 1996)
- Visiting Scholar at Haas School of Business Administration at University of California at Berkely (1996)
- Member of the Advisory Board of the Netherland Institute of Government (NIG) (1996-2005)
- Member of the Panel of Experts, European Policy Forum (Centre for Economic Policy Research, CEPR, London) (1996-2000)
- Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Cultural Economics (since 1993)
- Member of the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Law and Economics (since 1993)
- Member of the Executive Board of the Europa Institute Zurich (EIZ) (1993-2009)
- Member of the Executive Board of the Association for Cultural Economics International (1993-2001)
- Member del Comitato Scientifico, Centro Internazionale di Studi sull' Economia dell'Arte (International Centre for Art Research ICARE), Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere e Arti, Venezia (1992-2000)
- Member of the Council of the European Economic Association (1991-1995)
- Membre du Comité Scientifique, Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines (since 1990)
- Editor at Staatswissenschaft und Staatspraxis (since 1990)
- Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Socio-Economics (since 1989)
- Member of the Editorial Board of the World Economics (since 1989)
- Member of the Editorial Board of the Rationality and Society (since 1989)
- Member of the Advisory Board of the Center for the Study of the New Institutional Economics, University of Saarland (1988-1995)
- Member of the Board of Editors of the Public Choice (1986-2011)
- Member of the Advisory Council of the The David Hume Institute, Edinburgh, Scotland (1985-2013)
- Member of the Executive Committee of the Verein für Socialpolitik (1981-1984)
- Member of the Executive Committee of the Public Choice Society, European Section (1977-1995)
- Member of the Steering Committee of the International Institute of Public Economics (ISPE) (1976-1983)
- President of the Theoretical Study Group of the Swiss Society for Economics and Statistics (1972-1982)
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Adequate response to the increasingly high threat of terrorism is a challenge for governments in the beginning of the 21st century. The historical analysis presented in this video examines ways to approach terrorist threats. As BRUNO S. FREY explains, the findings show a new perspective on how to address the terrorist challenge. The specific policy proposals resulting from the study are decentralization of the state structures, providing lifestyle alternatives to the perpetrators, control over media coverage of terrorist actions and communication with terrorists.
LT Video Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.21036/LTPUB10180
Blood and Ink! The Common-Interest-Game Between Terrorists and the Media
- Dominic Rohner and Bruno S. Frey
- Public Choice
- Published in 2007
Dealing with Terrorism: Stick or Carrot?
- Bruno S. Frey
- Published in 2004
