Does economic inequality breed political violence? For almost half a century, scholars have
tried to test this assumption, finding little empirical support for a statistical relationship …

Past attempts to estimate rainfall-driven flood risk across the US either have incomplete
coverage, coarse resolution or use overly simplified models of the flooding process. In this …

This research explores the origins of observed differences in time preference across
countries and regions. Exploiting a natural experiment associated with the expansion of …

We conduct a disaggregated empirical analysis of civil conflict at the subnational level in
Africa over 1997 to 2011 using a new gridded data set. We construct an original measure of …

We develop a dynamic spatial growth theory with realistic geography. We characterize the
model and its balanced-growth path and propose a methodology to analyze equilibria with …

The spatial layout of cities is an important feature of urban form, highlighted by urban
planners but overlooked by economists. This paper investigates the causal economic …

This paper quantitatively assesses the world's changing economic geography and sectoral
specialization due to global warming. It proposes a two-sector dynamic spatial growth model …

Sea-level rise and ensuing permanent coastal inundation will cause spatial shifts in
population and economic activity over the next 200 years. Using a highly spatially …

How do developing states decide who gets access to public goods like electricity, water, and
education? Power and the Vote breaks new ground by showing that the provision of …

Climate change is likely to lead to an increase in the frequency and/or intensity of certain
types of natural hazards, if not globally, then at least in certain regions. All other things …