In our brief review, we take stock of the emergence, in the last decade, of the
“microeconomics of violent conflict” as a new subfield of empirical development economics …

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

This article reviews the literature on civil conflict and development with a focus on the
socioeconomic consequences of violence and on promising policies for fostering peace. We …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Conflict economics contributes to an understanding of violent conflict and peace in two
important ways. First, it applies economic concepts and models to help one understand …

This chapter presents an economic perspective on the causes of civil war, based on
empirical patterns globally over the period 1965-99. During this period, the risk of civil war …

Calculating the consequences of global public bads such as climate change or pandemics
helps uncover the scale, distribution and structure of their economic burdens. As violent …

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 …