explanations and advocacy. Rigorous empirical study of civil war requires a precise definition of an imprecise and poorly observed … ethnic differences are conventionally regarded as the causes of civil war. Economic theory explains civil war in the … distinctive feature of civil war: the emergence and persistence of a rebel army: some conditions make rebellion both more …

economic policy in the aftermath of civil war. A sample of conclusions follows. Civil wars differ from international wars. They … the high degree of polarization typical in countries engaged in civil war. And speedy reform, far from increasing … uncertainty, is likely to reduce it. After a civil war, private agents are fearful both of each other and of the government. This …

This paper positions itself among the very rare microeconomic analyses on the consequences of civil war. Up to now … yet less obvious We assume that war forces a prolonged contraction in output skills, which slows the pace of recovery. We … termed this phenomenon 'forgetting by not doing'. The results confirm our theory. Civil war negatively impacts the existence …

This paper positions itself among the very rare microeconomic analyses on the consequences of civil war. Up to now … yet less obvious. We assume that war forces a prolonged contraction in output skills, which slows the pace of recovery. We … termed this phenomenon 'forgetting by not doing'. The results confirm our theory. Civil war negatively impacts the existence …