We present a general model of two players contest with two types of efforts. Contrary to the classical models of … contest, where each player chooses a unique effort, and where the outcome depends on the efforts of all the players …, job promotion competitions, or sport contests. We study the general model of contest with attacks and defence and propose …

“winner-take-all” contest for control of some resource. When an alliance forms, members pool their efforts in that contest and …, despite the internal conflict that arises among the winning alliance’s members over the distribution of their joint product …This paper develops a positive analysis of alliance formation that builds on a simple economic model featuring a …

groups. The analysis is based on a model of sequential conflict, starting with a "winner- take-all" contest for control of …This paper develops a positive analysis of stable group formation, highlighting the role of conflict management within … some resource. When a group forms, members pool their efforts in that contest and, if successful, apply the resource to a …

This paper considers an economy where groups compete in a contest for power to redistribute future income in their … greater loss of income in the event of a successful attack--would tend to reduce the expected value of the contest prize and … thus lessen the severity of the conflict at home. However, unless the marginal return from guarding against terrorism is …

We examine how globalization affects trade patterns and welfare when conflict prevails domestically. We do so in a …'). Thus, conflict is viewed as ultimately stemming from imperfect property-rights enforcement. When comparing autarky with … conflict. We find that importers of the contested resource gain unambiguously. By contrast, exporters of the contested resource …

We investigate the causes of civil war, using a new data set of wars during 1960-99. We test a `greed’ theory focusing … dependence upon primary commodity exports and a large diaspora substantially increase the risk of conflict. Inconsistent with the … grievance theory, greater ethnic and religious diversity reduce the risk of conflict. The results are robust to correction for …