-makers form, and what determines whether a conflict will arise? We study a network formation game between ex-ante symmetric … players in the laboratory to examine the dynamics of alliance formation and conflict evolution. A peaceful equilibrium yields …

in the shadow of arming and the threat of war. In this setting, we characterize the conditions under which peace arises … arm and then choose whether to resolve their dispute violently through war or peacefully through settlement. Both … approaches depend on the states' military capacities, but have very different outcomes. War precludes the possibility of …

This study examines the causal joint effect of a new political regime and war against Iraq on life expectancy of … Iranians for the period 1978–1988 during the revolution and war. I use a synthetic control approach to construct a synthetic … evolution of the factual Iranian life expectancy during the post-revolution period through the end of the war. I find a sizable …

In many situations there is a potential for conflict both within and between groups. Examples include wars and civil … wars and distributional conflict in multitiered organizations like federal states or big companies. This paper models such … situations with a logistic technology of conflict. If individuals decide simultaneously and independently about the amount of …

In a world continuously beset by conflict and violence, the positive study of international security and defense has … analytic approaches, (b) how developing ideas about conflict, predation and governance have entered into and greatly influenced …

Since the end of the Cold War, the world remains a dangerous place with new threats: regional conflicts, transnational … changed since the Cold War. For example, the end of the superpower arms race has brought forth new issues, such as the …. In particular, we selected chapters on topics not covered in Volume 1 (e.g., civil wars, peacekeeping, trade and peace …

the probability of military conflict and for the simultaneous determination of trade and peace. …We investigate the effect of trade integration on interstate military conflict. Our empirical analysis, based on a … interdependence significantly promotes peace. It also suggests that the peace-promotion effect of bilateral trade integration is …

This paper reviews the economics approach to conflict and national borders. The paper (a) provides a summary of ideas … political unions; and (c) discusses extensions and directions for further research. -- wars ; alliances ; conflict technology …"This paper reviews the economics approach to conflict and national borders. The paper provides a summary of ideas and …

civil war between the Northern and Southern forces lasted for five decades with an intermission during the seventies. It … impediments that shall they face, e.g., return to war, underdeveloped region, lack of education, health and living facilities. In … this paper we reiterate the accords of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and introduce a theory that the Southern …

This paper reviews the economics approach to conflict and national borders. The paper (a) provides a summary of ideas …