MILOEK

Militärökonomische Forschung und Lehre
Research and Courses in Economics of Defense

n	How do threats change through time? Is it possible to establish analogies to the pricing models for capital markets seeking to forecast the development of future asset prices?

n	What determines the “grand strategy” of the Swiss Society ─ for example, in regards to the question of neutrality?

n	Can economic principles of organization improve the coordination between key players of Swiss national security ─ politics, the intelligence service, the military and the various civilian systems of the Swiss society.

n	Which factors determine a stable relationship between the armed forces and a democratic society? In particular, how can the Swiss Army contribute to the welfare of the Swiss society and strengthen its growth path?

n	Which factors decide the choice of a military doctrine and lead to the preference for a specific level of technology employed by an army (for example, low tech / labor intensive)?

n	As mentioned above, Machiavelli (1521) analyzes the following questions: What economic advantages offers a militia in comparison to a professional army or even mercenaries? What about the disadvantages?

n	Can (economic) decision theory and game theory contribute to a better understanding of the military standard procedures found in field manuals?

n	How do convincing recommendations look like in regard to the life cycle management for weapon systems or real estate?