spatial inequality, national economic performance, and the incidence of armed conflict. By providing a theoretical rent … show that the distribution of resources is a major driving factor of ethnic income inequality and, thus, induces rent … performance and the onset of civil conflicts. We show that the inequality in the spatial distribution of resource endowments …

increases income inequality. Moreover, the impact will be higher in economies that depend more on natural resources. …

points) is identified. The theory predicts war to be more likely when resource and group concentration are high, and the …