The energy transition increases the demand for minerals from ethnically diverse, conflict-prone developing countries …. We study whether and where mining is possible in such countries without raising the risk of civil conflict. We proceed in … three steps: First, we propose a theoretical model to predict the occurrence and location of conflict events on the …

I critically review recent studies that estimate those costs of violence and conflict that can emerge among organized … of organized conflict and violence are aggregated. …

This paper reviews the economics approach to conflict and national borders. The paper (a) provides a summary of ideas …

We examine two factors that help explain the prevalence of conflict in low-income countries: that adversaries cannot … enforce long-term contracts in arms, and that open conflict alters the future strategic positions of the adversaries … differently than does peace. Using an infinite horizon model, we show the conditions under which adversaries will not be able to …

We provide evidence about the mechanisms linking resource-related income shocks to conflict. Combining temporal … prices reduce conflict over the 2002-2014 period in Afghanistan. There are two main mechanisms. First, household living …

In this study, we look at the association between COVID-19 fatality rate and internal conflict, highlighting the … COVID-19 fatality rates are likely to be positively associated with internal conflict in countries with lower levels of … countries, the estimation results demonstrate that the positive effect of COVID-19 fatality rates on internal conflict may …

from abandoning the international economic order. In the context of the US-Iran-EU conflict, I argue that the oil and gas …

We study the effect of a corruption reflection index on internal conflict in Iran using a novel measure of corruption …