We review the main economic models of war and conflict. These models vary in details, but
their implications are qualitatively consistent, highlighting key commonalities across a …

Social scientists and policy makers have long been interested in the causes and
consequences of peace and conflict. This Handbook brings together contributions from …

Conflict economics contributes to an understanding of violent conflict in two important ways.
First, it applies economic analysis to diverse conflict activities such as war, arms races, and …

Most nations have experienced an internal armed conflict since 1960. Yet while civil war is
central to many nations' development, it has stood at the periphery of economics research …

This essay reviews recent research on the relationships between economies and violent
conflict. The type of economic policies that governments choose plays a significant role in …

No one disputes that international trade is affected by economic variables. However, the
effects of political variables on trade also are important. For countries in peace, political …

The articles in this special issue of the Journal of Conflict Resolution are drawn from the first
round of a research project on civil war initiated by the World Bank. 1 Civil war is pertinent to …

This article draws on a comparative case study design to refine formal-quantitative models of
civil war, expanding them to highlight political processes that lead to civil war. It uses 21 …

This article studies the effects of conflict onset on asset markets applying the event study
methodology. The authors consider a sample of 101 internal and inter-state conflicts during …

One of the perennial questions in the scientific study of war is how war affects the economy.
The authors examine the influence that the political developments within three war regions …