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Game Theory and the First World War
Journal of Economic Literature, 2023Books by Scott Wolford and Roger Ransom show how economic theories of games and decisions can be fruitfully applied to problems in World War I. This vital application offers fundamental insights into the analytical methods of game theory.
R. Myerson
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Can Development Programs Counter Insurgencies? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Afghanistan†
American Economic Journal: Applied EconomicsWe exploit a randomized controlled trial conducted between 2007 and 2011 to identify the effect of Afghanistan's largest local governance and development program on the strength of the insurgency.
A. Beath, Fotini Christia, R. Enikolopov
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Insecurity and Ownership Disputes as Barriers to Technology Diffusion
Social Science Research Network, 2023How does the insecurity of output matter for the diffusion of technology? Based on a guns-versus-butter model involving two countries (a technology leader and a technology laggard), our analysis characterizes the dependence of equilibrium technology ...
O. Camacho +3 more
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Business for peace: How entrepreneuring contributes to Sustainable Development Goal 16
Business Research Quarterly, 2022We examine entrepreneurial ventures in a post-conflict context to identify practices that are helpful for companies operating in conflict zones while contributing to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 16 (SDG 16)—Peace, Justice, and Strong ...
P. Gallo +2 more
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American Economic Journal: Microeconomics
A continuum of citizens with heterogeneous opportunity costs participates in a protest with well-defined demands. As long as the government doesn’t concede, it pays a cost increasing in time and participation.
Sofía Correa
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A continuum of citizens with heterogeneous opportunity costs participates in a protest with well-defined demands. As long as the government doesn’t concede, it pays a cost increasing in time and participation.
Sofía Correa
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The Management of Aid and Conflict in Africa
Social Science Research NetworkThis study investigates the relationship between the management of development aid and violent conflict in Africa. I exploit variation in World Bank project management quality driven by the assignment of project leaders of varying ability, combined with ...
Jacob Moscona
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Elite Persistence, Power Struggles, and Coalition Dynamics
Social Science Research Network, 2023We study why a ruling minority (the elite) inevitably emerges from power struggles. Power struggles are modeled as iterative coalition formations where players use their power to form alliances and eliminate others without formal commitment. We show that
Xinyu Fan
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Promoting Peace and Interfaith Harmony: Role of Rural Support Programmes in Tharparkar, Pakistan
Journal of development policy, research & practiceFostering peaceful coexistence is crucial for societal cohesion in multifunctional communities. Over the last 30 years, Rural Support Programmes (RSPs) have made considerable progress in conflict resolution, reaching across various segments of society ...
R. S. Hayat
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A Review Essay of The Economics of Structural Racism by Patrick Mason
Journal of Economic LiteratureThis essay provides a streamlined presentation of stratification economics (SE) in three pillars and comments on Patrick L. Mason’s (2023) book The Economics of Structural Racism: Stratification Economics and US Labor Markets.
Stephan Lefebvre
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From Retributive to Restorative: An Alternative Approach to Justice in Schools
Social Science Research NetworkSchool districts historically approached conflict resolution from the perspective that suspending disruptive students was necessary to protect their classmates, even if this caused harm to perceived offenders.
Anjali Adukia +2 more
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