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Growth, Import Dependence and War
Bonfatti, Roberto; O'Rourke, Kevin Hjortshøj - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
Existing theories of pre-emptive war typically predict that the leading country may choose to launch a war on a … was Japan who launched a war against the West in 1941, not the West that pre-emptively attacked Japan. Similarly, many … have argued that trade makes war less likely, yet World War I erupted at a time of unprecedented globalization. This paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084262
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Civil Wars and International Trade
Martin, Philippe; Mayer, Thierry; Thoenig, Mathias - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
This paper analyzes empirically the relationship between civil wars and international trade. We first show that trade destruction due to civil wars is very large and persistent and increases with the severity of the conflict. We then test the presence of two effects that trade can have on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124456
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War and Relatedness
Spolaore, Enrico; Wacziarg, Romain - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
to go to war with each other, even after controlling for a wide set of measures of geographic distance and other factors …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005061475
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Networks in Conflict: Theory and Evidence from the Great War of Africa
König, Michael; Rohner, Dominic; Thoenig, Mathias; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
efforts. We then perform an empirical analysis using data on the Second Congo War, a conflict that involves many groups in a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011145465
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Why Do Trade Negotiations Take So Long?
Moser, Christoph; Rose, Andrew K - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
The Doha multilateral round of trade negotiations sponsored by the WTO has been dragging on for over a decade, with no end in sight. In this short paper we assess empirically what determines the duration of trade negotiations, focusing on the span between the start of trade talks and their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083302
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US Special Safeguard on Imports of Tires from China: Imposing Pain for Little Gain
Charnovitz, Steve; Hoekman, Bernard - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
In 2009, the United States imposed additional tariffs for a three-year period on imports of automotive tires from China under a special-safeguard provision included in China’s Protocol of Accession to the WTO. China challenged the measure in the WTO. The case marked the first WTO dispute in...
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Weapons of Choice
Dreher, Axel; Kreibaum, Merle - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
We investigate the effect of natural resources on whether ethno-political groups choose to pursue their goals with peaceful as compared to violent means, distinguishing terrorism from insurgencies. We hypothesize that organizations are more likely to resort to terrorism rather than rebellion in...
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Foreign Influence and Welfare
Antràs, Pol; Padró i Miquel, Gerard - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
How do foreign interests influence the policy determination process? What are the welfare implications of such foreign influence? In this paper we develop a model of foreign influence and apply it to the study of optimal tariffs. We develop a two-country voting model of electoral competition,...
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Disenfranchisement in Linguistically Diverse Societies: The Case of the European Union
Ginsburgh, Victor; Ortuño-Ortín, Ignacio; Weber, Shlomo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
We consider a linguistically diversified society that has to select a set of official languages. We examine the notion of language disenfranchisement that is created when one or more languages fail to be included in the list of the official ones, implying that some individuals are denied full...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005662142
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What Explains the Location of Industry in Britain, 1871-1931
Crafts, Nicholas; Mulatu, Abay - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004
Where transport costs were falling, were the new economic geography forces for industry agglomeration and dispersion at work in the movement of industry in pre-1931 Britain? This Paper examines the issue empirically using a general model that nests the Heckscher-Ohlin factor endowment with new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005662292