Throughout history, victory in conflict has created fearsome reputations. With it, the victor ensures greater … motives for conflict. When only victory or defeat is informative, the less scary party may attack to show that they are … tougher than expected. If the occurrence of conflict also conveys information, the scarier party is more likely to attack. By …

We survey selected parts of the growing literature on the microeconomics of violent conflict, identifying where … review on the role of civilian agency in conflict; on wartime institutions; and on the private sector in conflict. Future … research requires new and better sources of data on conflict and conflict impacts, including from household surveys in conflict …

In this chapter, we review the recent literature on conflict and appropriation. Allowing for the possibility of … capable of inducing conflict instead of settlement; how conflict and appropriation can reduce the appeal of trade; the … conflict, which amounts to recognizing the possibility that property rights are not perfectly and costlessly enforced …

and the country's political elite. There are outside sources fomenting violent conflict by close cooperation between …

and the country's political elite. There are outside sources fomenting violent conflict by close cooperation between …

We explore the effect of historical ethnic borders on contemporary conflict in Africa. We document that both the … intensive and extensive margins of contemporary conflict are higher close to historical ethnic borders. Exploiting variations … find that regions crossed by historical ethnic borders have 27 percentage points higher probability of conflict and 7 …

We explore the effect of historical ethnic borders on contemporary conflict in Africa. We document that both the … intensive and extensive margins of contemporary conflict are higher close to historical ethnic borders. Exploiting variations … find that regions crossed by historical ethnic borders have 27 percentage points higher probability of conflict and 7 …

Peace economics can be defined as the use of economics to understand the causes and effects of violent conflict in the … international system and the ways that conflict can be avoided, managed, or resolved. This chapter surveys major subject areas of … peace studies; data sources and trends for interstate, intrastate, and extra-state conflict; the costs of conflict; the …