Our research examines the effect of combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan on casualties. We use restricted data … types. Our estimates indicate that overall U.S. military personnel who deployed in an individual year to Iraq or Afghanistan …

disintegration of regional co-operation can be observed. The war in Afghanistan opened the inflow of new international resources into … hindering or supporting regional integration are of specific concern. Finally the impact of the war in Afghanistan on the region …

of opium profitability on conflict in Afghanistan. District level results indicate a conflict-reducing effect over the …, we show that on average group competition for suitable districts is relatively low in Afghanistan. Second, we highlight …

government revenues lost due to conflict in Afghanistan since 2005. I identify causal effects by instrumenting for conflict using …

activity rely on formal sector data. Using high-frequency data from Afghanistan, this paper assesses how surges in conflict … foreign aid at the local level, which both influence local living standards in Afghanistan. The results show that an increase …

, checkpoints form a key source of revenue for parties to the conflict. Whether in Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo …

prices reduce conflict over the 2002-2014 period in Afghanistan. There are two main mechanisms. First, household living …