Almer, Christian; Laurent-Lucchetti, Jeremy; Oechslin, … - Institut d'Economie et Econométrie, Université de Genève - 2014
Every year, riots cause a substantial number of fatalities in less-advanced countries. This paper explores the role of agricultural output shocks in explaining riots. Our theory predicts a negative relationship between the level of rioting and the deviation of the actual output from the average...