The Effects of Fear on Society Population economics is, in its simplest form, the study of the distribution of resources. As demographic and environmental factors change, the delicate balance between supply and demand shifts. This shift in resource distribution is generally a slow process, as rising fertility rates or environmental waste, decade after decade, creates a greater imbalance between what is available for consumption and what is necessary for survival. . However, sudden and unexpected events sometimes occur and considerably disrupt the environmental balance. This was the case on September 11. That morning, a hijacked plane collided with one of the two towers that make up the World Trade Center. Fifteen minutes later, another carrier full of civilians crashed into the second. The ripple effects of these horrific events are felt in every segment of our lives. Above all, the second innocent human being was used as a torpedo to kill thousands of other unassuming victims, giving rise to a new global sense of fear and insecurity. This fear has caused consumers to refrain from spending, tourists to think twice before traveling, governments to consider ways to encourage such economic activity and, in fact, thousands of Afghans to flee for save their lives. The fear created by 9/11 has become a heavy burden on our already struggling economy. This economic burden will further weigh on demographic issues such as social security and oil distribution. On the other side of the world, fear of reprisals has driven thousands of people to flee their homes, worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis as refugees flood a region that already had too few resources for a... environment of paper..... "Why OPEC can't stop the price fall." BusinessWeek: October 8, 2001. 36. “Brief Recession Likely.” » CNNfn: The Financial Network. http://cnnfn.cnn.com/2001/09/20/economy/toll_economy. “Statistics Pakistan”. Useful statistics in Pakistan. http://gbgmumc.org/country_profiles/country_statistics.cfm?Id=114.Stevenson, Richard W. “Budget Surplus Should Turn into Deficits.” » The New York Times: October 1, 2001. “Terrified and hungry. » The Economist: October 6-12, 2001. 63-64. “UNHCR is preparing for the influx of Afghan refugees into neighboring countries. » United States Department of State International Information Programs. http://usinfo.state.gov/typical/global/refugees/archive/01092701.htm “US confidence is collapsing. » CNNfn: The Financial Network. http://cnnfn.com/2001/09/25/economy/economy.Wallace, Charles P. “Fighting to keep planes aloft. Time: 62-63.