Studies that examine the impact of food prices on conflict usually assume that (all) changes in international food … commodity prices, we show that this assumption could seriously distort estimations of the impact on conflict in African regions …. Specifically, we show that increases in food prices that are caused by harvest shocks outside Africa raise conflict significantly …

Studies that examine the impact of food prices on conflict usually assume that (all) changes in international food … commodity prices, we show that this assumption could seriously distort estimations of the impact on conflict in African regions …. Specifically, we show that increases in food prices that are caused by harvest shocks outside Africa raise conflict significantly …

We decompose the relationship between food aid and conflict into the channels through which food aid can affect … conflict. We address questions of methodological choice and estimation techniques for empirical studies. Our review of the … empirical evidence on the effect of food aid on conflict shows that none of the previous studies proposes a compelling …

of peace and the economics of development has been a major reason why countries relapse into conflict. This paper briefly … consolidate peace and avoid that Liberia relapses into conflict. -- international relations and international political economy … ; conflict ; natural …

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 …

Using panel data and GMM estimators we find that conflict and less developed countries (LDCs) natural resources have a … positive and significant impact on GDP in the developed countries (DCs), while the lagged value of the conflict coefficient has … a negative and significant impact on GDP in the LDCs for the period 1980-2006. In the conflict model using panel data …