of opium profitability on conflict in Afghanistan. District level results indicate a conflict-reducing effect over the … valuable resources. By using data on the drug production process, ethnic homelands, and Taliban versus pro-government influence …We provide new evidence about the mechanisms linking resource-related income shocks to conflict. To do so, we combine …

prices reduce conflict over the 2002-2014 period in Afghanistan. There are two main mechanisms. First, household living …We provide evidence about the mechanisms linking resource-related income shocks to conflict. Combining temporal … contest effects if the degree of group competition over valuable resources is sufficiently small. Regressions using …

prices reduce conflict over the 2002-2014 period in Afghanistan. There are two main mechanisms. First, household living …We provide evidence about the mechanisms linking resource-related income shocks to conflict. Combining temporal … contest effects if the degree of group competition over valuable resources is sufficiently small. Regressions using …

, and reduce conflict. Using georeferenced data on the drug production network and Taliban versus pro-government control …We provide evidence on the mechanisms linking resource-related income shocks to conflict, focusing specifically on … illegal crops. We hypothesize that the degree of group competition over resources and the extent of law enforcement explain …

, and reduce conflict. Using georeferenced data on the drug production network and Taliban versus pro-government control …We provide evidence on the mechanisms linking resource-related income shocks to conflict, focusing specifically on … illegal crops. We hypothesize that the degree of group competition over resources and the extent of law enforcement explain …

, and reduce conflict. Using georeferenced data on the drug production network and Taliban versus pro-government control …We provide evidence on the mechanisms linking resource-related income shocks to conflict, focusing specifically on … illegal crops. We hypothesize that the degree of group competition over resources and the extent of law enforcement explain …

. Exploiting a unique data set, we show that Western hostile casualties, our proxy for conflict, have strong impact on subsequent …

. Exploiting a unique data set, we show that Western hostile casualties, our proxy for conflict, have strong impact on subsequent …

. Exploiting a unique data set, we show that Western hostile casualties, our proxy for conflict, have strong impact on subsequent …