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. …

This paper considers evolutionarily stable decisions about whether to initiate violent conflict rather than accepting a … peaceful resource allocations that are rejected in favor of violent conflict, compared to the Nash equilibrium outcomes …

We investigate the effects of the availability of resources that can be expended in conflict on conflict intensity. We … Nash equilibrium bid the same. We find an 'inverted U-shaped' relationship between resource availability and conflict … fixed payment independent of the contest outcome is provided. The level of conflict in the Wealth and the High treatment are …

We study the role of an imbalance in fighting strengths when players bargain in the shadow of conflict. Our … experimental results suggest: In a simple bargaining game with an exogenous mediation proposal, the likelihood of conflict is … independent of the balance of power. If bargaining involves endogenous demand choices, however, the likelihood of conflict is …