We study the effect of civil conflict on social capital, focusing on the experience of Uganda during the last decade … ethnic violence depend on the ethnic fractionalization. Fighting has a negative effect on the economic situation in highly …

How can the West’s economic and political polarization be explained? We argue that persuasive lobbying at various …

How can the West's economic and political polarization be explained? We argue that persuasive lobbying at various …

rent-seeking to conflict and sports. We first examine the theoretical foundations of contest functions and classify them …

We construct a dynamic theory of civil conflict hinging on inter-ethnic trust and trade. The model economy is … beliefs on the average propensity to trade of the other group. Since conflict disrupts trade, the onset of a conflict signals … after each conflict episode. Third, "accidental" conflicts that do not reflect economic fundamentals can lead to a permanent …

We construct a dynamic theory of civil conflict hinging on inter-ethnic trust and trade. The model economy is … beliefs on the average propensity to trade of the other group. Since conflict disrupts trade, the onset of a conflict signals … after each conflict episode. Third, "accidental" conflicts that do not reflect economic fundamentals can lead to a permanent …