Conventional wisdom in economic history suggests that conflict between countries can be enormously disruptive of …

the intensity of a conflict. The model combines elements from network theory and from the politico-economic theory of … conflict. We postulate a Tullock contest success function augmented by an externality: each group’s strength is increased by … efforts. We then perform an empirical analysis using data on the Second Congo War, a conflict that involves many groups in a …

over a two-state solution to the conflict as well as the organizational structures of the factions. …

support more radical factions and more radical attitudes towards the conflict. This effect is temporary, however, and vanishes …

This paper studies the dynamics of violence in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict since the outbreak of the Second (or … killed. The conflict has followed an uneven pattern, with periods of high levels of violence and periods of relative calm …

an appropriation function that combines the efforts of criminals with the protection efforts of the victims. The supply … protection decisions. The effects of changes in public enforcement, redistribution policies and economic development are analyzed …

We develop a theory of interstate conflict in which the degree of genealogical relatedness between populations has a … positive effect on their conflict propensities because more closely related populations, on average, tend to interact more and … that affect conflict, including measures of trade and democracy. …