same topic, which have focused on the ethnic dimensions of war (Horowitz 1985), the general causes and consequences of … civil war and civil conflict (Sambanis 2002; Collier and Hoeffler, 2007; Blattman and Miguel 2010), and more general aspects …

interdependence significantly promotes peace. It also suggests that the peace-promotion effect of bilateral trade integration is … bilateral trade but global trade openness also significantly promotes peace. It shows, however, that an increase in global trade … sharing borders. The main finding of the peace-promotion effect of bilateral and global trade integration holds robust when …

to go to war with each other, even after controlling for a wide set of measures of geographic distance and other factors … that affect conflict, including measures of trade and democracy. -- conflict ; genetic distance ; common issues ; rival …

income. We explain this process of democratization as a rational way for incumbent elites to wage war effectively on other …

this paper, we examine how international trade regimes affect the costs of conflict and, in turn, how the desirability of … international trade is affected by these costs. We consider both domestic and international conflict. Trade openness reduces the …. For countries that export such goods, trade openness intensifies conflict. The effect of conflict on the allocation of …

this paper, we examine how international trade regimes affect the costs of conflict and, in turn, how the desirability of … international trade is affected by these costs. We consider both domestic and international conflict. Trade openness reduces the …. For countries that export such goods, trade openness intensifies conflict. The effect of conflict on the allocation of …

A multi-stage model on the course of war is presented: Individual battles are modeled as private value all-pay auctions … with asymmetric combatants of two opposing teams. These auctions are placed within a multi-stage framework with a tug-of-war … models of militarized conflicts, yields new theoretical justification for existing empirical findings with respect to war …

War or conflict is an activity of aggression and violence with weapons and new technologies for resolving internal and … of war is difficult to create because of manifold factors engaged in triggering conflicts over time and space. This study … populations that can lead to war …