In this paper we present a conceptual framework linking cultural heterogeneity to inter-group conflict. When conflict … conflict is about rival goods, more similar groups are more likely to engage in war with each other. We formalize these ideas …

We develop a theory of interstate conflict in which the degree of genealogical relatedness between populations has a … positive effect on their conflict propensities because more closely related populations, on average, tend to interact more and … that affect conflict, including measures of trade and democracy. -- conflict ; genetic distance ; common issues ; rival …

This paper reviews the economics approach to conflict and national borders. The paper (a) provides a summary of ideas … political unions; and (c) discusses extensions and directions for further research. -- wars ; alliances ; conflict technology …"This paper reviews the economics approach to conflict and national borders. The paper provides a summary of ideas and …

as democratic outcomes, borders in a world of rent-seeking Leviathans, and borders as outcomes of conflict and wars … ; heterogeneity costs ; conflict ; size of nations …