In this paper, we show that drought has a positive effect on the incidence of civil war over the 1945-2005 period in … Sub-Saharan Africa. We use the Palmer Drought Severity Index which is a richer measurement of drought than the measures … than 42% from a “normal” climate to an “extremely drought” climate. Surprisingly, only 2.5% of this effect is channeled …

drought index commonly used in hydrology, the Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI). The PDSI is based on a hydrological model …-death threshold. Overall, results show a robust link between drought and civil war in Sub-Saharan African states after independence. …

In this paper, we show that drought has a positive effect on the incidence of civil war over the 1945-2005 period in … Sub-Saharan Africa. We use the Palmer Drought Severity Index which is a richer measurement of drought than the measures … than 42% from a 'normal' climate to an 'extremely drought' climate. Surprisingly, only 2.5% of this effect is channeled …

In this paper, we show that drought has a positive effect on the incidence of civil war over the 1945-2005 period in … Sub-Saharan Africa. We use the Palmer Drought Severity Index which is a richer measurement of drought than the measures … than 42% from a “normal” climate to an “extremely drought” climate. Surprisingly, only 2.5% of this effect is channeled …

In this paper, we show that drought has a positive effect on the incidence of civil war over the 1945-2005 period in … Sub-Saharan Africa. We use the Palmer Drought Severity Index which is a richer measurement of drought than the measures … than 42% from a “normal” climate to an “extremely drought” climate. Surprisingly, only 2.5% of this effect is channeled …