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 …

We examine the factors behind Afghanistan's persistent underdevelopment. Drawing on various theories of development … functioning affects Afghanistan's development. To capture the functioning of development traps empirically, we use several … economic development. We show that Afghanistan is caught in multiple development traps with entwined functioning, creating …

roles of natural resources abundance and institutional quality indicators on the region's FD while underscoring the … that natural resources, growth trends, and inflationary levels significantly spur long-run regional FD thereby invalidating … produced detrimental impacts on FD levels. However, the interaction between institutional quality levels and natural resources …

We explore the effect of historical ethnic borders on contemporary conflict in Africa. We document that both the … intensive and extensive margins of contemporary conflict are higher close to historical ethnic borders. Exploiting variations … find that regions crossed by historical ethnic borders have 27 percentage points higher probability of conflict and 7 …

We explore the effect of historical ethnic borders on contemporary conflict in Africa. We document that both the … intensive and extensive margins of contemporary conflict are higher close to historical ethnic borders. Exploiting variations … find that regions crossed by historical ethnic borders have 27 percentage points higher probability of conflict and 7 …

Does higher resource inequality between ethnic groups lead to ethnic conflict? In this paper, we empirically … increases the risk of ethnic conflict by 16 percentage points (or 0.43 standard deviations). This relationship depends on the …

We study whether the spatial distribution of natural resources across different ethnic groups within countries impede … spatial inequality, national economic performance, and the incidence of armed conflict. By providing a theoretical rent … show that the distribution of resources is a major driving factor of ethnic income inequality and, thus, induces rent …

varied efforts to curtail its spread have raised international alarm and prompted important resources to be invested by both … themes—poverty, migration, and conflict—adopting a historical perspective to examine long-term trends in the region. In doing …

We survey selected parts of the growing literature on the microeconomics of violent conflict, identifying where … review on the role of civilian agency in conflict; on wartime institutions; and on the private sector in conflict. Future … research requires new and better sources of data on conflict and conflict impacts, including from household surveys in conflict …

distribution of culturally diverse groups affects the outcome. To understand why ethnic diversity affects conflict and economic …