Djankov, Simeon; Reynal-Querol, Marta - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2007
The dominant hypothesis in the literature that studies conflict is that poverty is the main cause of civil wars. We … endogenous and colonial origins affect civil wars through their legacy on institutions. Our results indicate that institutions … associated with a 38 percentage points’ reduction in the incidence of civil wars. Moreover, once institutions are included as …