An Economic Profile of Peasant Perpetrators of Genocide: Micro-level Evidence from Rwanda
This paper presents the results of a research project in which we have traced 350 Rwandan households who were part of a rural household survey […]
Klaus Deininger, Ana María Ibáñez, Pablo Querubin
Civil wars and violence reverses economic development by imposing high economic and social costs (Collier et al, 2003). Countries at war confront a permanent loss […]
An Economic Analysis of Security Policies
This paper analyses public policy choices in the security economy from an economic perspective. It discusses the role of public goods for national and global […]
Redistribution, Inequality and Political Conflict
This paper analyses the relationship between redistributive policies and civil unrest. This relationship is modelled in a discrete two-period recursive model. Key theoretical assumptions and […]
The Welfare Effects of Farm Household Activity Choices in Post-War Mozambique
This paper analyses the effects of activity choices on farm household income and consumption in a war-affected developing country. The study uses household survey data […]
The Economic Consequences of Terror: A Brief Survey
Tilman Brück, Bengt-Arne Wickström
This brief survey reviews the economic consequences of terrorism. It is argued that the indirect effects of terrorism are likely to outweigh the direct effects. […]
Coping Strategies in Post-War Rural Mozambique
This paper analyses post-war coping strategies by farm households in developing countries. The analysis is based on a portfolio model of activity choices in war-affected […]
Investment in Land, Tenure Security and Area Farmed in Northern Mozambique
Abstract: The analysis of land investment and tenure security usually assumes land scarcity. However, some developing countries have communities with land abundance. This article therefore examines […]