We build a model of conflict in which two groups contest a resource and must decide on the optimal allocation of labor … involved in the conflict by transferring financial resources to its origin country. We find that the diaspora influences the … conflict equilibrium, the two groups of residents prefer to negotiate a peaceful settlement if there exists a sharing rule that …

We explore how institutional set-ups, in particular changes in political institutions through coups d'état, can affect … the evolution of the military burden for 40 countries affected by coups with the evolution of a synthetic counterfactual … that replicates the initial conditions and the potential outcomes of the countries of interest before exposure to coups …