Conventional wisdom in economic history suggests that conflict between countries can be enormously disruptive of … study the effects of war on bilateral trade for almost all countries with available data extending back to 1870. Using the …" costs of war, such as lost human capital, as illustrated by case studies of World War I and World War II. …

Existing theories of pre-emptive war typically predict that the leading country may choose to launch a war on a … was Japan who launched a war against the West in 1941, not the West that pre-emptively attacked Japan. Similarly, many … have argued that trade makes war less likely, yet World War I erupted at a time of unprecedented globalization. This paper …

that trade promotes peace is only partially true even in a model where trade is beneficial to all, war reduces trade and …This paper analyses theoretically and empirically the relationship between trade and war. We show that the intuition … leaders take into account the costs of war. When war can occur because of the presence of asymmetric information, the …

.S., we compare this bias between U.S. Cold War (CW) allies to non-CW allies, before and after the CW ended. The results show …

The paper provides a comparative history of the economic impact of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. By focussing …

pronounced effect on history. …

Contestants have to choose whether to initiate a contest or war, or whether to remain peaceful for another period. We …