the incidence of conflict to circumstances, institutions and features of the underlying economy and polity. We use this … model to derive testable predictions and to interpret the cross-sectional and times-series variations in civil conflict. Our …

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

single-tier organizations, even though they offer more scope for organizational conflict and have more executives that can be … influenced. These benefits derive from two effects. First, part of the conflict in multi-divisional organizations takes place on …

group is dominant. We provide a test of a key aspect of our model using data from La Violencia, a political conflict in …

We construct a dynamic theory of civil conflict hinging on inter-ethnic trust and trade. The model economy is … beliefs on the average propensity to trade of the other group. Since conflict disrupts trade, the onset of a conflict signals … after each conflict episode. Third, "accidental" conflicts that do not reflect economic fundamentals can lead to a permanent …

This paper uses detailed information on the latitude and longitude of conflict events in Sub-Saharan African countries … country-level, these shocks have an insignificant impact on the overall probability of conflict outbreak, but do affect the …

mining activity on the probability/intensity of conflict at the local level. This is both true for low-level violence (riots … conflict. We also find that secessionist insurgencies are more likely in mining areas, which is in line with recent theories of … secessionist conflict. …

We present a detailed, high-frequency dataset on the civil conflict in Colombia during the period 1988-2002. We briefly … pattern over time of conflict actions and intensity for all sides involved in the confrontation. We also describe the pattern …