The link between climate change and conflict has been discussed intensively in academic
literature during the past decade. This review aims to provide a clearer picture of what the …

Since 2001, hundreds of academic studies have examined the “political resource curse,”
meaning the claim that natural resource wealth tends to adversely affect a country's …

Introduction Despite the existence of institutions designed to promote peace, interactions
between individuals and groups sometimes lead to conflict. Understanding the causes of …

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 …

" Little else is required to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest
barbarism, but peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice; all the rest being …

Are natural resources a “curse” or a “blessing”? The empirical evidence suggests that either
outcome is possible. This paper surveys a variety of hypotheses and supporting evidence for …

We combine georeferenced data on mining extraction of 14 minerals with information on
conflict events at spatial resolution of 0.5 o× 0.5 o for all of Africa between 1997 and 2010 …

We consider the effects of climate change on seasonally migrant populations that herd<?
pag\break?> livestock—ie transhumant pastoralists—in Africa. Traditionally, transhumant …

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 …

We study the impact of global food price shocks on local violence across Africa. In food-
producing areas, higher prices reduce conflict over the control of territory (“factor conflict”) …