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

identification and domestic conflict affect a nation's military capability? Models that link structural variables, power politics … identification and domestic conflict, and the nation's future war-fighting capability. We show that, when inter-state war can … reducing internal conflict by increasing investments in state capacity. In certain settings, it is only through the anticipated …

I examine the determinants of conflict and settlement by embedding probabilistic contests in a bargaining framework … real, economic effects. I then analyze some sources of conflict. I emphasize long-term, strategic considerations by …

According to existing theory, religion thrives when groups overcome the free-rider problem in the production of …