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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 …
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This paper provides a critical analysis of the possible methods, data sources and the existing results of the field of 'the economic costs of mass violent conflict' by identifying strengths and weaknesses of the existing literature. The report evaluates content, methods, and data sources of the...
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We construct a model of development, civil war, and climate change. There are multiple interactions. Economic growth … reduces the probability of civil war and the vulnerability to climate change. Climate change increases the probability of … civil war. The impacts of climate change, civil war, and civil war in the neighbouring countries reduce economic growth. The …
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The paper provides an assessment of India's role in the final years of the civil war in Sri Lanka (2003-2009). In …
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under which the failure of mediation leads to an escalation of civil war. Based on the literature on bargaining, we argue … plausibility test carried out for Norway's failed mediation in the Sri Lankan civil war confirms the usefulness of our model. In …
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wie in Kolumbien. Zwischen 1977 und 2015 wurden über 3000 Mitglieder ermordet. Größer noch ist die Zahl derer, die … Internationale Gewerkschaftsbund zählt Kolumbien zu den „World’s Worst Countries for Workers“. Der Beitrag behandelt die Frage, wie … die enorme physische Gewalt, der Gewerkschaftsmitglieder in Kolumbien in den letzten Jahrzehnten ausgesetzt waren, mit dem …
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probability of war in an incomplete information game. This result is strongly consistent with existing empirical analyses of the …
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Forty years of low-intensity internal armed conflict has made Colombia home to the world's second largest population of …
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This paper tests the hypothesis that a high and persistent exposure to infectious diseases increases the likelihood of civil conflicts. Diseases that are difficult to prevent and treat may reduce the opportunity costs of violent activities, both directly and indirectly. The analysis exploits new...
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As elsewhere, the Colombian private sector has been accused of promoting or profiting from violence in the country. However, the private sector's role in the armed conflict and the impact of conflict on entrepreneurial activity vary, as reflected by differences in political activism, in...
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