Under what conditions does intergroup contact lead to conflict? We provide a novel answer to this question by … highlighting the role of reputation mechanisms in sustaining cooperation. Reputational concerns can deter defection in one … cooperation within a group, we show theoretically that interactions of individuals from a punishment-based culture with those from …

As of this writing, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are in their eighth and tenth years, having accrued nearly a …

segments of the population through a range of mechanisms. We study the effects of civilian casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan …, information, and capacity mechanisms. Critically, we find no evidence of a similar reaction to civilian casualties in Iraq …, suggesting the constraints on insurgent production of violence may be quite conflict-specific. Our results imply that minimizing …

test that prediction in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Philippines, using survey data on unemployment and two newly …

System. Comparing to those in other duties around the world, deployment to Iraq/Afghanistan increases the odds of developing … on the service, compared to a tour under 120 days. For Army and Navy, a deployment to Iraq/Afghanistan further …

from Iraq on violence against Coalition and Iraqi forces, reconstruction spending, and community characteristics (sectarian …

There is a paucity of facts about the effects of the recent military "Surge" on conditions in Iraq and whether it is … paving the way for a stable Iraq. Selective, anecdotal and incomplete analyses abound. Policy makers and defense planners … Iraq's future. The new and unusually rigorous findings presented here should help inform current evaluations of the Surge …

According to our analysis, pre-invasion views about the likely course of the Iraq intervention imply present value …We consider three questions related to the choice between war in Iraq and a continuation of the pre-war containment …

This paper attempts to provide a more complete reckoning of the costs of the Iraq War, using standard economic and … accounting/ budgetary frameworks. As of December 30, 2005, total spending for combat and support operations in Iraq is $251bn … by 2010, we believe the true costs exceed a trillion dollars. Using the CBO's projection of maintaining troops in Iraq …