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partly spills over into the next period, by affecting relative conflict efficiency. Our model generates non …-monotone evolution of both conflict and distribution. Results suggest that external interventions, when effective in reducing current … conflict and protecting weaker groups, may end up sowing the seeds of greater future conflict …
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This research advances the hypothesis and establishes empirically that interpersonal population diversity has contributed significantly to the emergence, prevalence, recurrence, and severity of intrasocietal conflicts. Exploiting an exogenous source of variations in population diversity across...
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the economic causes and consequences of the conflict in Punjab, which has been classified as a civil war and also an …. Finally, I consider the macro and microeconomic effects of the conflict in Punjab that affected every walk of life and perhaps …
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fragmentation and conflict on international trafficking through internal and international displacements …
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, and across time, how individuals, households and communities are affected by violent conflict. The report provides an … data-bases used to operationalize the variables of interest and discuss the channels linking violent conflict to individual … variables that allow researchers to analyze the welfare effects of violent conflict across countries and across time. We develop …
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, for distribution, ethnic conflict and crime. We develop a two-community model where such assimilation generates social … gains by: (a) facilitating economic interaction, and (b) dampening religious or racial conflict over symbolic and normative …
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Due to economic interconnectedness across regions, locally confined violent conflict may have welfare effects far … transportation network propagates the effects of violent conflict to distant locations. Combining granular geospatial information on … agricultural areas, roads, and itineraries, we show that conflict along transportation routes significantly increases food prices …
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Mechanisms to overcome social dilemmas provide incentives to maximize efficiency. However, often – such as when agents are heterogeneous – there is a trade-off between efficiency and equality. Agents' concerns for equality in such instances can limit the ability of mechanisms to promote...
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previously been (i) in conflict with one another, (ii) in conflict with a different group, or (iii) not previously exposed to … conflict. We model conflict using an inter-group Tullock contest, and measure its effects upon cooperation using a multi …-level public good game. We demonstrate that conflict increases cooperation within groups, while decreasing cooperation between …
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ultimate determinants of conflict. However, fractionalization in all its demographic forms is endogenous in the long run. In … the relationship between fractionalization and the propensity of internal conflict statistically insignificant. Finally …
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