Ana María Ibáñez, María Alejandra Arias Andrés Zambrano
This paper examines the effect of conflict on agricultural production of small farmers. First, an inter-temporal model of agricultural production is developed in which the […]
We Don’t Need No Education: Reconstruction and Conflict across Afghanistan
Field interviews conducted by the author in Afghanistan suggest current theories linking conflict to development do not adequately account for ideological drivers of resistance. We […]
A Model of Protests, Revolution, and Information
Salvador Barbera Matthew O. Jackson
A revolt or protest succeeds only if sufficient people participate. We study how potential participants’ ability to coordinate is affected by their information. We distinguish […]
The Economic Origins of Conflict in Africa
Eoin F. McGuirk, Marshall Burke
We study the impact of plausibly exogenous global food price shocks on local violence across the African continent. In food-producing areas, higher food prices reduce […]
Communal violence in the Horn of Africa following the 1998 El Niño
This study exploits a shift in Spring precipitation patterns in the Horn of Africa following the 1998 El Niño to examine the effect of climate […]
Short term effects of drought on communal conflict in Nigeria
Despite the surge in quantitative research examining the link between climate variability and conflict, a lot of uncertainty exists concerning whether there is a link. […]
An Empirical Exploration of the Near-Term and Persistent Effects of Conflict on Risk Preferences
Christopher B. Barrett Jeannie Annan, Marc Rockmore
A burgeoning empirical literature on the effects of conflict on various economic behavioral parameters exhibits mixed results, with respect to both the magnitude and the […]
Detailed Geographic Information, Conflict Exposure, and Health Impacts
German Daniel Caruso Harsha Thirumurthy, Richard Akresh
We estimate the impact of exposure to conflict on health outcomes using geographic information on households’ distance from conflict sites — a more accurate measure […]
Resilience to Violent Extremism: The Rural Livelihood Coping Strategies in the Lake Chad Basin
This paper is an analysis of the effects of violent extremism and the rural livelihoods strategies for coping with threats from Boko Haram in the […]
Extending a Lifeline or Cutting Losses? Conflict and Household Receipts of Remittances in Pakistan
I examine the causal effects of long-term exposure to conflict, measured at the micro level, onhouseholds’ receipt of remittances. Using IV estimation to overcome the […]
Determinants of former combatants’ attitudes toward transitional justice
The transitional justice literature has made important advances in understanding the determinants of transitional justice and citizens’ views of this form of justice. However, the […]
Conflict and Poverty in Afghanistan’s Transition
Vincent A. Floreani Gladys López-Acevedo Martín Rama
Despite record economic growth for more than a decade, poverty has remained stubbornly high in Afghanistan, especially in the regions that suffered less from conflict. […]
Violence Begets Violence: Armed conflict and domestic sexual violence in Sub-Saharan Africa
While the study of the causes of civil conflict is a well-established sub-discipline in the conflict literature, less is known about how political violence affects […]
Economic Shocks and Rebel Tactics
Why do rebels vary their tactics? Some insurgents employ terrorism and hit-and run attacks; others wage conventional wars against state rivals. I argue rebels’ tactical […]
Networks in Conflict: Theory and Evidence from the Great War of Africa
Dominic Rohner, Michael D. König Mathias Thoenig Fabrizio Zilibotti
We study from both a theoretical and an empirical perspective how a network of military alliances and enmities affects the intensity of a conflict. The […]
The Long-lasting Shadow of the Allied Occupation of Austria on its Spatial Equilibrium
Christoph Eder, Martin Halla
As a consequence of World War II, Austria was divided into four different occupation zones for 10 years. Before tight travel restrictions came into place, […]
Missing Men: World War II Casualties and Structural Change
A shock to the sector composition of the local labor market can affect long-run economic development of a location. Because structural change ultimately shifts labor […]
Export Crops and Civil Conflict
Benjamin Crost, Joseph H. Felter
Many governments and international experts consider a move towards high-value export crops, such as fruits and vegetables, as an important opportunity for economic growth and […]
Causes and Consequence of Violent Extremism in Northeast Nigeria
The consequence of violent extremism on rural livelihoods has received less attention in academic literature. This paper addresses three fundamental questions: What are the socio-economic […]
Fear and Political Participation: Evidence from Africa
Kevin M. Morrison, Marc Rockmore
Research finds that personal exposure to violence or crime increases political participation. The effects of fear, however, have not been studied. Since the number of […]