A Dynamic Theory of Resource Wars
We develop a dynamic theory of resource wars and study the conditions under which such wars can be prevented. Our focus is on the interaction between the scarcity of resources and the incentives for war in the presence of limited commitment. We show that a key parameter determining the incentives fo...
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| Volume: | 127 |
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| Main Author: |
Tsyvinski, Aleh
Acemoglu, Daron Golosov, Mikhail Yared, Pierre |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Place of publication: |
Oxford University Press 2012 |
| published in: | The Quarterly Journal of Economics Vol. 127; no. 1; pp. 283 - 331 |
| Data of publication: | 2012 |
| Series: |
The Quarterly Journal of Economics |
| Online Access: | available in Bonn? |
| Database: | RePEc RePEc IDEAS Database information Databases - DBIS |