daily surrenders of the Maoist insurgents in India between 2006 and 2018. In order to measure the exposure of the conflict …In this paper, we study empirically how a policy targeting the cash-funding system of armed groups affects criminal … activities, focusing on the 2016 Indian Banknote Demonetization as a natural experiment. We take advantage of a unique dataset on …

We combine original geo-referenced data on mining extraction of 15 minerals with information on conflict events at …

Studies that examine the impact of food prices on conflict usually assume that (all) changes in international food … commodity prices, we show that this assumption could seriously distort estimations of the impact on conflict in African regions …. Specifically, we show that increases in food prices that are caused by harvest shocks outside Africa raise conflict significantly …

We combine original geo-referenced data on mining extraction of 15 minerals with information on conflict events at …

Studies that examine the impact of food prices on conflict usually assume that (all) changes in international food … commodity prices, we show that this assumption could seriously distort estimations of the impact on conflict in African regions …. Specifically, we show that increases in food prices that are caused by harvest shocks outside Africa raise conflict significantly …

mining activity on the probability/intensity of conflict at the local level. This is both true for low-level violence (riots … conflict. We also find that seccessionist insurgencies are more likely in mining areas, which is in line with recent theories … of secessionist conflict. …

mining activity on the probability/intensity of conflict at the local level. This is both true for low-level violence (riots … conflict. We also find that secessionist insurgencies are more likely in mining areas, which is in line with recent theories of … secessionist conflict. …

Demonetization is a process of extraction of a particular form of currency from circulation. The current form of money … is pulled out from circulation and retired, to be replaced with new notes or coins. The latest demonetization measures … economy, leaving most sectors economically crippled owing to the unexpected cash crisis. In this context, this paper aims to …