Caselli, Francesco, Morelli, Massimo and Rohner, Dominic (2013) The geography of inter-state resource wars. CEP Discussion Papers, CEPDP1212. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
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Abstract
We establish a theoretical as well as empirical framework to assess the role of resource endowments and their geographic location for inter-State conflict. The main predictions of the theory are that conflict tends to be more likely when at least one country has natural resources; when the resources in the resource-endowed country are closer to the border; and, in the case where both countries have natural resources, when the resources are located asymmetrically vis-a-vis the border. We test these predictions on a novel dataset featuring oilfield distances from bilateral borders. The empirical analysis shows that the presence and location of oil are significant and quantitatively important predictors of inter-State conflicts after WW2.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Discussion Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/publications/series.asp?... |
| Additional Information: | © 2013 The Authors |
| Library of Congress subject classification: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions J Political Science > JZ International relations |
| Journal of Economic Literature Classification System: | Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q3 - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation > Q34 - Natural Resources and Domestic and International Conflicts |
| Sets: | Departments > Economics Collections > Economists Online Research centres and groups > Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) |
| Identification Number: | CEPDP1212 |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Aug 2013 10:27 |
| URL: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/51548/ |
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