geographic location for inter-State conflict. The main predictions of the theory are that conflict tends to be more likely when …

-peaceful world. But how much would individual be willing to pay to avoid just the economic costs of conflict? Remarkably, even these …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 …

We analyse the effect of civil war on household welfare. Using Burundian panel data for the 1998-2007 period in which … consumption growth by 13%. We also find that violence afflicted on household members decreases growth whereas membership of rebel … prosperity is not, in particular in war-affected areas. We find that 25 war-related deaths or wounded at the village level reduce …

We examine the effect of inter-group fiscal competition on within-group violent conflict. Using a triple difference … that higher competition between villages reduces conflict but only up to moderate levels of competition. The conflict …

War. We do not observe this geographical bias for non-military interventions and find evidence that practical …

We analyze how trade openness matters for interstate conflict over productive resources. Our analysis features a terms …, greater trade openness brings with it a reduction in resources diverted to conflict and thus wasted, as well as the familiar … with a third (friendly) country, a move from autarky to trade intensifies conflict between the two adversaries, inducing …

-peaceful world. But how much would individual be willing to pay to avoid just the economic costs of conflict? Remarkably, even these …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 …