legal commitments affect state behavior. Do border treaties reduce subsequent conflict simply through their effect on the … distribution of the disputed good, or do treaties have legal and political implications such that a given distribution of territory … borders that allow them to retain their claims to areas that they do not possess. These findings suggest that border treaties …

treaties to facilitate collaboration on the issue. When is such collaboration feasible, and how should environmental … displacement treaties be designed? We present a game-theoretic analysis. In our model, countries first decide on ratifying a treaty … wisdom, treaties imposing stringent demands on countries are easier to form than treaties that are easy to comply with. We …