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 …-democracies, low income countries, and countries in Africa. -- Economic growth ; war ; conflict …

War, whether external or internal, large or small, is a costly endeavor. Loss of life, loss of close friends or family …, and the destruction of material possessions all play a part in the costs of war. The purpose of this paper is to capture …

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 …

The negative long-term effects of World War II on those directly exposed to it are well documented, but there is no … intergenerational effects of World War II in terms of educational attainments. We focus on parent-children dyads in which parents were … born between 1926 and 1949, and show two things. First, parents who suffered the war, that is, were exposed to major war …