Strategic cyberwarfare.
This paper develops a theoretical model of cyberwarfare between nations, focusing on the factors that determine the severity and outcomes of cyber conflicts. We introduce a two‐country model where nations invest in offensive or defensive cyber capabilities across networked systems. We show that reso...
| Published in: | Economic Inquiry Vol. 64; no. 1; pp. 221 - 245 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jan2026
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