mining activity on the probability/intensity of conflict at the local level. This is both true for low-level violence (riots … minerals' world prices; however the results are robust to various alternative strategies, both in the cross-section and panel … conflict. We also find that secessionist insurgencies are more likely in mining areas, which is in line with recent theories of …

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 … most novel empirical finding is that higher world market prices of exported, as well as imported, commodities are strong …

subsequent economic performance of the newly independent countries. In cases of secession without conflict, independence did not … have a noticeable impact on ensuing economic performance. Secession achieved by conflict, by contrast, seriously dented …

) more corruption, (c) less equality, (d) less political liberty, (e) less education, (f) less domestic investment, and (g …

, financial and real capital. The empirical evidence of these linkages is presented in two rounds. First, we allow World Bank data … aspects of social capital, corruption and democracy, suggesting an additional adverse effect of natural resource dependence …

Does corruption grease or sand the wheels of economic growth? This paper uses meta-analysis techniques to … corruption on growth from 41 empirical studies. We find that the main factors explaining the variation in these estimates are … whether the model accounts for institutions and trade openness (both are found to deflate the negative effect of corruption …

Government corruption is more prevalent in poor countries than in rich countries. This paper uses cross …-industry heterogeneity in growth rates within Vietnam to test empirically whether growth leads to lower corruption. We find that it does. We … results suggest that as poor countries grow, corruption could subside …