Abstract
This note refutes criticism raised by Solomon about past tests used to ascertain the concordance between NATO benefits and burdens. In so doing, a case is made for keeping the benefit proxy based on exposed borders. Moreover, a truer sensitivity analysis than that offered by Solomon is suggested.
Notes
† Todd Sandler is the Robert R. and Katheryn A. Dockson Professor of International Relations and Economics. E‐mail: [email protected]
1 On the relevant literature, see the recent survey by Sandler and Hartley (Citation2001).
2 Also see the development of the joint product model in Murdoch and Sandler (Citation1982, Citation1984) and Sandler and Murdoch (Citation1990).
3 The GDP share represents the industrial base protected; the population share indicates lives protected; and the exposed border share proxies resources and territory protected from threats beyond NATO.
4 For details of the pure public deterrence and joint product models, see Sandler and Hartley (Citation1999, Citation2001).
5 See, for example, the Congressional Budget Office (Citation1996) report.