ultimate determinants of conflict. However, fractionalization in all its demographic forms is endogenous in the long run. In … ecclesiastical and cultural clashes that occurred throughout the course of history. They also suggest that endogeneity could render … the relationship between fractionalization and the propensity of internal conflict statistically insignificant. Finally …

This paper considers a partial equilibrium model of conflict where two rational and risk-neutral opponents conflict in … order to appropriate a positive fraction of a stake. This paper is intended to extend the literature on conflict dealing …

In recent debates, morality or social norms have been proposed as an instrument to reduce conflict behavior. As the … discriminate between these different conflict efforts, strategic effects due to a one-sided increase in morality might actually … lead to total increased conflict effort in the economy …

This paper considers a partial equilibrium model of conflict where two asymmetric, rational and risk-neutral opponents … option of choosing a second instrument to affect the outcome of the conflict. The second instrument is assumed to capture a … complex bundle of Conflict Management Procedures (CMPs). Through comparative statics, different scenarios are studied. A …

of international trafficking. We conduct a direct estimation, which highlights the ultimate impact of ethnic … fragmentation and conflict on international trafficking through internal and international displacements …

of international trafficking. We conduct a direct estimation, which highlights the ultimate impact of ethnic … fragmentation and conflict on international trafficking through internal and international displacements. -- ethnic fragmentation … ; conflict ; displaced persons ; human trafficking …

incurred significant political costs. Finally, we document that the likelihood of conflict increases with tax differences …

main measures of ethnic heterogeneity are employed in the econometric literature on ethnic diversity and conflict: the Gini … heterogeneity or fractionalization index and the discrete polarization index. However, still no broad consensus is reached on which … distributional aspect of ethnic diversity is associated with the outbreak of conflict. In this paper we argue that the relative …

How does conflict exposure affect trust? We hypothesize that direct (firsthand) experience with conflict induces … improve. Indirect exposure to conflict through third-party accounts, on the other hand, reduces trust toward everyone. We find …-Muslim conflict during 1999-2002, as well as in three cross-country datasets exploiting temporal and spatial variation in exposure to …