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conflict cycle has probably declined. The stance of macroeconomic policy was an important factor while the underlying "conflict … provide support during conflict, but more inclined after conflict. These findings are buttressed by the post-conflict … findings have implications for policy and aid priorities after conflict. …
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conflicts in contiguous states, on international trade. Our empirical findings-based on different measures of conflict … constructed using alternate definitions of contiguity and conflict-reveal a significant collateral damage in terms of foregone … trade as a result of spillovers from conflict in neighboring countries. The magnitude of this negative externality is …
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This paper provides empirical evidence that the propensity for political instability in the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) has been increased by low tax revenues and deteriorations in the terms of trade. The direct effect of political instability on economic growth is not statistically...
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This paper analyses the fiscal effects of armed conflict and terrorism on low- and middle-income countries. An analysis … of 22 conflict episodes shows that armed conflict is associated with lower growth and higher inflation, and has adverse … estimates are consistent with the hypothesis that conflict and terrorism have a significant negative impact on growth through …
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neoclassical growth model. The principal idea is that greater fractionalization, proxying for the degree of conflict in society …This paper explores the relationship between the degree of division or fractionalization of a country’s population …
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redistribution and conflict. We support our argument documenting that there is a significant effect of oil rents on corruption in …
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social conflict for 30 sub-Saharan African countries using panel data techniques. Our results show that changes in the terms … of trade are the most important correlate of economic performance in post-conflict environments. This variable is … significant effect. The results suggest that exogenous factors ("luck") are an important factor in post-conflict recovery. They …
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This paper provides a broad empirical analysis of the determinants of post-conflict economic transitions across the … risk of conflict recurrence as an explanatory variable in the growth regression, because post-conflict countries have a … domestic factors, including the estimated probability of conflict recurrence, as well as a range of external variables …
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of investment, civil conflict, economic inefficiencies, state intervention in the economy, and regulatory restrictions …
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This paper analyzes the interlinkages between climate shocks, domestic conflicts, and policy resilience in Africa. It builds on a Correlated Random Effect model to asess these interrelationships on a broad sample of 51 African countries over the 1990-2018 period. We find suggestive evidence that...
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