perception of economic well-being, possibly influenced by such tactics, predicts war and peace onset. Using unique data … bracketing the onset of the Nepalese Civil War, we find that higher levels of perceived income adequacy are associated with later … war onset during periods of rebel recruitment, and with earlier peace onset in general. These results hold regardless of …

distinguishing between three different phases (war preparation, warfare, and post-war period) it provides a comprehensive analysis of … possible causal mechanisms linking war and the welfare state and provides preliminary empirical evidence for war waging … zwischen Krieg und Sozialstaat. Unter Berücksichtigung von drei Phasen (Kriegsvorbereitung, Konfliktphase und Nachkriegszeit …

nothing if it loses. We study a model of war with such an asymmetric payoff structure, and private information about military … win the war unless its expected military technology is considerably worse. Our model may thus explain why defending …