Bandyopadhyay, Siddhartha; Oak, Mandar - Department of Economics, University of Birmingham - 2010
We analyze an agency model of political competition to examine whether conflict encourages hawkish behavior, and if … such behavior can itself aggravate conflict. We consider situations of conflict between a state and an insurgent group …, such as a conflict over a piece of land. Negotiations are carried on behalf of the state, by a democratically elected …