In this paper, we study the association between land inequality and civil conflict using a panel of 18 Latin American countries spanning the twentieth century. We find a statistically significant relationship between land inequality and civil conflict onset. This finding is consistent with the...

We re-examine the Miguel <italic>et al.</italic> (2004) study of the impact of growth on civil war, using growth in rainfall as an instrument. Miguel <italic>et al</italic>. (2004) - in our view, erroneously - include countries participating in civil wars in other states. Restricting the conflict data to states with conflict on...