Berman, Nicolas; Couttenier, Mathieu; Rohner, Dominic; … - Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource-Rich … - 2014
This paper studies empirically the impact of mining on conflicts in Africa. Using novel data, we combine geo-referenced information over the 1997-2010 period on the location and characteristics of violent events and mining extraction of 27 minerals. Working with a grid covering all African...