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Collier, Paul; Hoeffler, Anke - Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), … - 2002

dependence upon primary commodity exports and a large diaspora substantially increase the risk of conflict. Inconsistent with the … grievance theory, greater ethnic and religious diversity reduce the risk of conflict. The results are robust to correction for …

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Aid as a catalyst for pioneer investment

Collier, Paul - 2013

I discuss how aid can support growth in small, isolated economies. Small markets frustrate scale economies and competition. Combined with high transport costs, essential inputs become prohibitively expensive. Breaking the coordination problem requires pioneering investment. Since this generates...

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Votes and Violence: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Nigeria

Collier, Paul; Vicente, Pedro C - Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), … - 2008

Following the wave of democratization during the 1990s, elections are now common in low-income societies. However, these elections are frequently flawed. We investigate the Nigerian general election of 2007, which is to date the largest election held in Africa and one seriously marred by...

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Aid as a catalyst for pioneer investment

Collier, Paul - 2013

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Does aid mitigate external shocks?

Collier, Paul; Goderis, Benedikt - 2008

This paper investigates the role of aid in mitigating the adverse effects of commodity export price shocks on growth in commodity-dependent countries. Using a large crosscountry dataset, we find that negative shocks matter for short-term growth, while the ex ante risk of shocks does not seem to...

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Chapter 23 Civil War

Collier, Paul; Hoeffler, Anke - In: Handbook of defense economics : volume 2, Defense in a …, (pp. 711-739). 2007

Civil wars are intricate social, political and psychological phenomena. However, economics can offer analytical insights which are useful alongside the more conventional approach of case-studies. Indeed, the policy conclusions drawn from economic analysis sometimes cast doubt on conventional...

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Testing the Neocon Agenda: Democracy in resource-rich societies

Collier, Paul; Hoeffler, Anke - Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource-Rich … - 2008

Resource-rich countries have tended to be autocratic and also have tended to use their resource wealth badly. The neoconservative agenda of promoting democratization in resource-rich countries thus offers the hopeful prospect of a better use of their economic opportunities. This paper examines...

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Does aid mitigate external shocks?

Collier, Paul; Goderis, Benedikt - 2008

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Does aid mitigate external shocks?

Collier, Paul; Goderis, Benedikt - Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), … - 2007

This paper investigates the role of aid in mitigating the adverse effects of commodity export price shocks on growth in commodity-dependent countries. Using a large cross-country dataset, we find that negative shocks matter for short-term growth, while the ex ante risk of shocks does not seem to...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009642344

Military Expenditure in Post-Conflict Societies

Collier, Paul; Hoeffler, Anke - Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), … - 2004

Post-conflict situations face a high risk of reversion to conflict. We investigate the effect of military expenditure … by the government during the first decade post-conflict on the risk of reversion. We contrast two theories as to the … likely effects. In one, military spending deters conflict by reducing the prospects of rebel success. In the other it acts as …

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