Prominent conflict datasets used in the social scientific study of war and peace are summarized. These include datasets … for armed conflicts (e.g., COW and UCDP/PRIO wars and sub-war conflicts), terrorism (e.g., GTD and ITERATE terrorist … conflict types, alternative definitions of war and sub-war conflict, historical patterns of violence in the international …

conflicts, thus increasing the occurrence of fatalities or war. The results show that economic growth, but not growth of …

The aim of this paper is to provide insights on war spending using simple tools of financial calculus rather than … developing a general theory. Combining Grossman and Han's theory of war finance with the empirical literature that displays a … approach of war spending. Some calculations and an empirical example illustrate this approach. …

This article links the development of political and philosophical thought with that of economic thought concerning war … explains the relative scarcity of economic studies on war and peace issues and the fact that these have been more often studied …

The intention of this paper is to analyse why people go to war, despite the, at first sight, divergence between … benefits and costs. This paper provides a comparison of the willingness to go to war in different OECD countries using World … influence individuals' willingness to go to war. …

economic war. However, the development of mercantilism shows a progressive transition of economic thought towards a lower …