The Causes of Civil War

The Causes of Civil War

The dominant hypothesis in the literature that studies conflict is that poverty is the main cause of civil wars. The authors instead analyze the effect of institutions on civil war, controlling for income per capita. In their set up, institutions a...

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Main Authors: Djankov, Simeon, Reynal-Querol, Marta
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ABSOLUTE VALUE
ARMED CONFLICT
CIVIL CONFLICT
CIVIL WAR
CIVIL WARS
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
COURTS
DEFENSE
DEMOCRACY
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DIFFERENCES IN INCOME
DISPUTES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC REVIEW
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
ECONOMIC STAGNATION
ECONOMIC THEORY
EMPIRICAL LITERATURE
EMPIRICAL RESULTS
EMPIRICAL STUDIES
ENDOGENOUS VARIABLE
ENDOGENOUS VARIABLES
EPIDEMICS
EXOGENOUS VARIABLE
EXPLANATORY POWER
EXPLANATORY VARIABLE
EXPLANATORY VARIABLES
EXPROPRIATION
GAMBIA
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME TAXATION
INCOME VARIABLES
INVESTIGATION
LAND REFORM
LARGE POPULATION
LARGE POPULATIONS
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MONETARY ECONOMICS
MORTALITY
MORTALITY RATES
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEGATIVE RELATIONSHIP
0 HYPOTHESIS
OPPORTUNITY COST
PEACE
PEACE RESEARCH
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POLITICAL CHANGE
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POLITICAL SYSTEMS
POOR
POOR COUNTRIES
POSITIVE EFFECT
POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP
POVERTY INCREASES
PRIVATE AGENTS
PROGRESS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
REGIONAL SAMPLES
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
RULE OF LAW
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES
SIGNIFICANT EFFECT
TAXATION
WARS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/7726695/causes-civil-war
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7416

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/7726695/causes-civil-war
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7416

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