a resource boom reinforces rent grabbing and civil conflict especially if institutions are bad, induces corruption …

concomitance between so-called 'natural' hazard/disaster and conflict situations. Over 150 natural disasters have occurred … alongside complex political crises in the past seven years alone. Yet, the fields of conflict and disaster research remain … conflict and disaster. We exploit a large panel dataset that includes official development aid, and information about the …

ultimate determinants of conflict. However, fractionalization in all its demographic forms is endogenous in the long run. In … the relationship between fractionalization and the propensity of internal conflict statistically insignificant. Finally …

The quality of governance and institutions is increasingly seen as a fundamental factor in shaping the development … assistance for improving governance standards in such countries, with mixed results. This paper investigates the domestic and … "buying" better budget governance, therefore, are more likely to be enhanced not by additional resources, but by better …

variables. This study draws on conflict variables from the Correlates of War (COW) project to ask a critical question: How do … different types of conflict affect country growth rates? It finds that wars slow the economy. Estimates indicate that civil war … reduces annual growth by .01 to .13 percentage points, and high-intensity interstate conflict reduces annual growth by .18 to …