, and construct measures of polarization and fractionalization based on the cardinals' birthplaces. The deaths of popes and … find that an increase of one standard deviation in our measure of polarization raised the likelihood of internal conflict …We study the effect of divisions within the elite on the probability of internal conflict in the Papal States between …

We build a model of conflict in which two groups contest a resource and must decide on the optimal allocation of labor … involved in the conflict by transferring financial resources to its origin country. We find that the diaspora influences the … conflict equilibrium, the two groups of residents prefer to negotiate a peaceful settlement if there exists a sharing rule that …

underlying link between trust and the slave trade is confirmed. Alternative factors - conflict, kinship, and witchcraft beliefs …

We introduce three variations of the Hirshleifer-Skaperdas conflict game to study experimentally the effects of post-conflict … altogether, often after substantial initial conflict. To attain peace, players must first engage in costly signaling by making …

Ethno-Linguistic Affinity, I show that civil conflict in Africa is likely to spill over between contiguous ethno …