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Three is a crowd : using reciprocity to explain involvement in ongoing disputes
Rudkevich, Gennady - In: Peace economics, peace science and public policy 27 (2021) 3, pp. 341-368
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012621593
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Does conflict disrupt growth? : evidence of the relationship between political instability and national economic performance
Polachek, Solomon W.; Sevastianova, Daria - 2010
variables. This study draws on conflict variables from the Correlates of War (COW) project to ask a critical question: How do … different types of conflict affect country growth rates? It finds that wars slow the economy. Estimates indicate that civil war …-democracies, low income countries, and countries in Africa. -- Economic growth ; war ; conflict …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003940441
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The baby boom and World War II : a macroeconomic analysis
Doepke, Matthias (contributor); Hazan, Moshe (contributor);  … - 2007
We argue that one major cause of the U.S. postwar baby boom was the increased demand for female labor during World War …. -- Fertility ; baby boom ; World War II ; female labor-force participation … the one experienced by American women during wartime mobilization. For the war generation, the shock leads to a persistent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003679392
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Winter is coming : the long-run effects of climate change on conflict, 1400-1900
Iyigun, Murat; Nunn, Nathan; Qian, Nancy - 2017
This paper investigates the long-run effects of climate change on conflict by examining cooling from 1400-1900 CE, a period that includes most of the Little Ice Age. We construct a geo-referenced and digitized database of conflicts in Europe, North Africa, and the Near East from 1400-1900, which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596150
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The true cost of war
Artuc, Erhan; Gomez-Parra, Nicolas; Onder, Harun - 2023
Measuring the economic impact of a war is a daunting task. Common indicators like casualties, infrastructure damages …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013500734
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Trade and conflicts : do preferential trade agreements matter?
Rana, Arslan Tariq - In: Peace economics, peace science and public policy 21 (2015) 4, pp. 561-574
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011592534
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Macroeconomic consequences of war and terrorism in Lebanon
Bassil, Charbel - In: Peace economics, peace science and public policy 19 (2013) 3, pp. 415-429
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010227265
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Long-term economic consequences of Vietnam-era conscription : schooling, experience and earnings
Angrist, Joshua D. (contributor);  … - 2008
Military service reduces civilian labor market experience but subsidizes higher education through the GI Bill. Both of these channels are likely to affect civilian earnings. New estimates of the effects of military service using Vietnam-era draft-lottery instruments show post-service earnings...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003752840
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How opportunity costs decrease the probability of war in an incomplete information game
Polachek, Solomon W. (contributor); Xiang, Jun (contributor) - 2008
probability of war in an incomplete information game. This result is strongly consistent with existing empirical analyses of the …. -- War ; conflict ; trade ; trade-conflict relationship ; interdependence ; incomplete information game ; signaling …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003784394
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The shape of things to come? : Assessing the effectiveness of suicide attacks and targeted killings
Jaeger, David A. (contributor);  … - 2007
In this paper we assess the effectiveness of suicide attacks and targeted killings in the Second Intifada. We find evidence that the targeted killings of Palestinian leaders by Israel reduce realized Palestinian violence. We find, however, that intended Palestinian violence is increasing at low...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003610112