conflict. Both ideologues lose in success probability, but gain in expected utility. Elimination of the mercenary increases … conflict and makes the ideologues more successful yet worse off. Our results rationalize "imperial peace" - long periods of …

impact is non monotonous and is conditional on a) equilibrium type: conflict (rent-seeking) or peace, b) the reasons of … changes in wealth distribution, and c) the size of the ruling class, “elite”. In the conflict stage, institutional quality … conflict to peace stage (with no rent-seeking and fast growth) requires the reduction of inequality. This generates an …

main measures of ethnic heterogeneity are employed in the econometric literature on ethnic diversity and conflict: the Gini … distributional aspect of ethnic diversity is associated with the outbreak of conflict. In this paper we argue that the relative … antagonism, we axiomatically derive a parametric class of indices of conflict potential that ombines the groups' effective power …

, we show that substituting the auction contest success function for the lottery contest success function in a conflict may … radicals. Our results demonstrate the importance of the choice of the institutions of conflict, as modeled by the contest …

, we show that substituting the auction contest success function for the lottery contest success function in a conflict may … radicals. Our results demonstrate the importance of the choice of the institutions of conflict, as modeled by the contest …

, we show that substituting the auction contest success function for the lottery contest success function in a conflict may … radicals. Our results demonstrate the importance of the choice of the institutions of conflict, as modeled by the contest …

yields an advantage in the second contest. The win advantage introduces an asymmetry into the competition that we find …