We study the effect of US food aid on conflict in recipient countries. Our analysis exploits
time variation in food aid shipments due to changes in US wheat production and cross …

This paper examines the effect of US food aid on conflict in recipient countries. To establish
a causal relationship, we exploit time variation in food aid caused by fluctuations in US …

We analyze theoretically and empirically the effects of economic policy and the receipt of
foreign aid on the risk of civil war. We find that aid and policy do not have direct effects upon …

This paper studies the effects of bilateral foreign aid on conflict escalation and deescalation.
First, we develop a new ordinal measure capturing the two‐sided and multifaceted nature of …

In this study we resolve part of the confusion over how foreign aid affects armed conflict. We
argue that aid shocks—severe decreases in aid revenues—inadvertently shift the domestic …

This study presents empirical analysis of US food aid flows as evidence of the strong and
stable relationship between commodity producer interests and policy-makers during a 35 yr …

The recent civil war literature suggests that negative economic shocks in low-income
countries increase the risk of civil war. Foreign aid can be an effective conflict-prevention …

This paper considers the impact of foreign aid flows on the risk of civil conflict. We improve
on earlier studies on this topic by addressing the problem of the endogenous aid allocation …

Higher national incomes are correlated with political stability. Is this relationship causal? We
test three theories linking income to conflict with new data on export price shocks. Price …

Using global data for the period 1960–99, we model military expenditure. Neighbours'
military spending and development aid are important determinants of military expenditure …