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Understanding the Development of Fundamentalism

Gang, Ira N.; Epstein, Gil S. - 2004

We use economic theory to examine the intensity of fundamentalist sects. Leaders work to enhance their followers …

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Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2004

We examine who benefits when there is a strong leader in place, and those who benefit when a situation lacks a proper leader. There are fractious terrorist groups who seek to serve the same people in common cause against a common enemy. The groups compete for rents obtained from the public by...

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On the Escalation and De-Escalation of Conflict

Lacomba, Juan Antonio; Lagos, Francisco; Reuben, Ernesto; … - 2013

We introduce three variations of the Hirshleifer-Skaperdas conflict game to study experimentally the effects of post-conflict … altogether, often after substantial initial conflict. To attain peace, players must first engage in costly signaling by making …

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On the Escalation and De-Escalation of Conflict

Lacomba, Juan A.; Lagos, Francisco; Reuben, Ernesto; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

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A Model of Dynamic Conflict in Ethnocracies

Bakshi, Dripto; Dasgupta, Indraneel - 2015

partly spills over into the next period, by affecting relative conflict efficiency. Our model generates non …-monotone evolution of both conflict and distribution. Results suggest that external interventions, when effective in reducing current … conflict and protecting weaker groups, may end up sowing the seeds of greater future conflict. …

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A Subscription vs. Appropriation Framework for Natural Resource Conflicts

Bakshi, Dripto; Dasgupta, Indraneel - 2020

negative (or weaker positive) consumption spillovers across communities may reduce inter-group conflict and increase aggregate … socially beneficial consequences. We also identify conditions under which their impact will be both conflict-augmenting and … feedback loops linking ethnic conflict and natural resource degradation in developing country contexts. …

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Understanding the Development of Fundamentalism

Gang, Ira N.; Epstein, Gil S. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

We use economic theory to examine the intensity of fundamentalist sects. Leaders work to enhance their followers …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822598

Who Is the Enemy?

Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

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Let's (Not) Escalate This! Leadership and Communication in a Group Contest

Heine, Florian; Riedl, Arno - 2025

Economic and social situations where groups have to compete are ubiquitous. Such group contests create both a coordination problem within and between groups. Introducing leaders may help to mitigate these coordination problems. However, little is known about the effect of leadership in group...

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Political Networks across the Globe

Commander, Simon; Poupakis, Stavros - 2020

Political networks are an important feature of the political and economic landscape of countries. Despite their ubiquity and significance, information on such networks has proven hard to collect due to a pervasive lack of transparency. However, with the advent of big data and artificial...

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