-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 …

Macroeconomic costs of conflict are generally very large, with GDP per capita about 28 percent lower ten years after … conflict onset. This is overwhelmingly driven by private consumption, which falls by 25 percent ten years after conflict onset …. Conflict is also associated with dramatic declines in official trade, with exports (imports) estimated to be 58 (34) percent …

How does conflict, displacement, and return shape trust, reconciliation, and community engagement? And what is the … legacies of armed conflict and the differences between those who stayed in their communities of origin during the conflict …

There is growing evidence that ethnic divisions and conflict experience affect social capital and economic interactions … salience of election conflict. Our findings suggest electoral violence does not necessarily lead to changes in behavior between …