advantage in the final stage. We examine such momentum in conflict scenarios and investigate how valuable it must be to avoid a …, rent dissipation in the two-stage conflict is equal across party whether or not an individual obtains first-stage momentum … as useful conflict benchmarks, they dissipate additional expected contest rents. This additional rent-dissipative toll …

Despite informality being the norm in conflict-affected countries, most estimates of the impact of conflict on economic … activity rely on formal sector data. Using high-frequency data from Afghanistan, this paper assesses how surges in conflict … and the period of reference is 2012-2016. The results show that an increase in conflict-related casualties has a strong …

The authors solve a linear problem where a potential conflict between two agents (Destination manager and Firm) arises …) between either second homes or hotels. This conflict stems from the assumption of agents who have different linear preferences … of a tax by a public policy maker who has the discretionary "power to regulate" conflicts. -- conflict resolution …

. Extending the deadline hurts the players in the first case but is beneficial in the second. When the initial conflict between …

Previous literature identifies significant negative consequences of violent conflict on population health. Using a … finding carries over to a military conflict in Eastern Ukraine before the full-scale Russian invasion on February 24th, 2022 …-economic effect of the conflict in Donbas on happiness, political participation, and employment. …

, and applied physics. The paper also contributes to the literature on contests and economics of conflict. …