Blouin, Max; Pallage, Stéphane - In: Journal of Conflict Resolution 52 (2008) 4, pp. 548-565
The authors examine the effects that famine relief efforts (food aid) can have in regions undergoing civil war. In the model, warlords seize a fraction of all aid entering the region. How much they can loot affects their choice of army size; therefore the manner in which aid is delivered...