This paper examines the spatial dispersion effects of regional conflicts, defined as internal or external armed conflicts in contiguous states, on international trade. Our empirical findings-based on different measures of conflict constructed using alternate definitions of contiguity and...

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION: COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE -- II. GROWING INTEREST IN THE REGION -- III. COPING WITH THE OBSTACLES TO THE REGION'S DEVELOPMENT -- IV. A FEW IDEAS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION -- V. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- References.