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International Economics Section, The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Institute des Hautes Études Internationales et du Développement), (more information at EDIRC)
Départment d'économétrie et d'économie politique (DEEP) (Department of Econometrics and Economics), Faculté des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC) (Business School), Université de Lausanne (University of Lausanne), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2025

Who wins wars?
Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel)

2024

Feeding the Tigers: Remittances and Conflict in Sri Lanka
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
Hungry Professors? Decision Biases Are Less Widespread than Previously Thought
Papers, arXiv.org
The Democracy Dividend: How Early Exposure to Democracy Shapes Health Outcomes
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
The Democracy Dividend: ˗How Early Exposure to Democracy Shapes Health Outcomes˗
CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
The Economics of Nation-Building: Methodological Toolkit and Policy Lessons
CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2024)

2023

Cash and Conflict – Large-Scale Experimental Evidence from Niger
HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (2)
Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2023) View citations (2)
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2023)
See also Journal Article Cash and Conflict: Large-Scale Experimental Evidence from Niger, American Economic Review: Insights, American Economic Association (2024) View citations (5) (2024)
Exploiting Growth Opportunities:The Role of Internal Labor Markets
Working Papers, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University View citations (2)
Nation Building: Big Lessons from Successes and Failures
Post-Print, HAL View citations (3)
Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2023) View citations (3)
Natural resources and conflict: The crucial role of power mismatch and geographic asymmetries
Working Papers, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University
Peace not Pollution: How Going Green Can Tackle Climate Change and Toxic Politics
Post-Print, HAL
Price and Prejudice: Housing Rents Reveal Racial Animus
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2023) View citations (1)

2022

Conflict, Civil Wars and Human Development
Cahiers de Recherches Economiques du Département d'économie, Université de Lausanne, Faculté des HEC, Département d’économie
Hidden hostility: donor attention and political violence
WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (4)
Medication Against Conflict
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2022) View citations (4)
HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network (2022) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Medication against conflict, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2024) (2024)
Power in the Pipeline
Papers, arXiv.org

2009

The Effects of Conflict on the Structure of the Economy
Proceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Frankfurt a.M. 2009, Verein für Socialpolitik, Research Committee Development Economics View citations (5)

2008

Reputation, Group Structure and Social Tensions
HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (6)
See also Journal Article Reputation, group structure and social tensions, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (14) (2011)

2007

False Alarm? Terror Alerts and Reelection
Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne
From Rags to Rifles: The Economics of Deprivation, Conflict and Welfare State
Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (1)
Inefficient Policies and Incumbency Advantage
Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (14)
Also in Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne (2007) View citations (4)
See also Journal Article Inefficient policies and incumbency advantage, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2010) View citations (19) (2010)

2006

Beyond Greed and Grievance: Feasibility and Civil War
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (16)
See also Journal Article Beyond greed and grievance: feasibility and civil war, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (2009) View citations (248) (2009)
Blood and Ink! The Common-Interest-Game Between Terrorists and the Media
CREMA Working Paper Series, Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA)
Also in IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich (2006) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article Blood and ink! The common-interest-game between terrorists and the media, Public Choice, Springer (2007) View citations (40) (2007)
Ich Bin Auch ein Lemming: Herding and Consumption Capital in Arts and Culture
IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich View citations (1)
Also in CREMA Working Paper Series, Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA) (2006) View citations (1)
Information, Reputation and Ethnic Conflict
Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge

2005

Protecting Cultural Monuments Against Terrorism
CREMA Working Paper Series, Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA)
Also in IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich (2005) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article PROTECTING CULTURAL MONUMENTS AGAINST TERRORISM, Defence and Peace Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2007) View citations (11) (2007)

Journal Articles

2024

Cash and Conflict: Large-Scale Experimental Evidence from Niger
American Economic Review: Insights, 2024, 6, (1), 137-53 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper Cash and Conflict – Large-Scale Experimental Evidence from Niger, HiCN Working Papers (2023) View citations (2) (2023)
Ethnic Conflict and the Informational Dividend of Democracy
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2024, 22, (1), 73-116 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Ethnic Conflicts and the Informational Dividend of Democracy, CEPR Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (3) (2019)
Mediation, Military, and Money: The Promises and Pitfalls of Outside Interventions to End Armed Conflicts
Journal of Economic Literature, 2024, 62, (1), 155-95 View citations (3)
Medication against conflict
Journal of Development Economics, 2024, 170, (C)
Also in Journal of Development Economics, 2024, 171, (C) (2024)
See also Working Paper Medication Against Conflict, CEPR Discussion Papers (2022) (2022)

2023

Ballot or Bullet: The Impact of the UK’s Representation of the People Act on Peace and Prosperity
The Economic Journal, 2023, 133, (652), 1510-1536 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Ballot or Bullet: The Impact of UK's Representation of the People Act on Peace and Prosperity, CEPR Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (1) (2020)

2022

Ethnic Violence Across Space
The Economic Journal, 2022, 132, (642), 709-740 View citations (13)
Threat of taxation, stagnation and social unrest: Evidence from 19th century sicily
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2022, 202, (C), 361-371 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Threat of Taxation, Stagnation and Social Unrest: Evidence from 19th Century Sicily, CEPR Discussion Papers (2020) (2020)

2021

Globalization mitigates the risk of conflict caused by strategic territory
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021, 118, (39), e2105624118 View citations (6)
The Elusive Peace Dividend of Development Policy: From War Traps to Macro Complementarities
Annual Review of Economics, 2021, 13, (1), 111-131 View citations (25)
See also Working Paper The Elusive Peace Dividend of Development Policy: From War Traps to Macro-Complementarities, CEPR Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (6) (2020)

2020

COVID-19 and Conflict: Major Risks and Policy Responses
Peace Economics, Peace Science, and Public Policy, 2020, 26, (3), 06 View citations (4)
Ethnolinguistic diversity and urban agglomeration
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2020, 117, (28), 16250-16257 View citations (3)

2019

The Violent Legacy of Conflict: Evidence on Asylum Seekers, Crime, and Public Policy in Switzerland
American Economic Review, 2019, 109, (12), 4378-4425 View citations (61)

2018

Can power-sharing foster peace? Evidence from Northern Ireland
Economic Policy, 2018, 33, (95), 447-484 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper Can Power-sharing Foster Peace? Evidence From Northern Ireland, CEPR Discussion Papers (2017) (2017)
Économie des conflits: revue de la littérature et guide à l’intention des acteurs de l’aide extérieure
Revue d’économie du développement, 2018, 26, (4), 5-25

2017

Knowledge is Power: A Theory of Information, Income and Welfare Spending
Economica, 2017, 84, (336), 611-646 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Knowledge is power - A theory of information, income, and welfare spending, Cahiers de Recherches Economiques du Département d'économie (2013) (2013)
Networks in Conflict: Theory and Evidence From the Great War of Africa
Econometrica, 2017, 85, 1093-1132 View citations (134)
See also Working Paper Networks in Conflict: Theory and Evidence from the Great War of Africa, CEPR Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (13) (2015)
This Mine Is Mine! How Minerals Fuel Conflicts in Africa
American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (6), 1564-1610 View citations (368)
See also Working Paper This Mine is Mine! How Minerals Fuel Conflicts in Africa, Post-Print (2017) View citations (296) (2017)

2015

Resource concentration and civil wars
Journal of Development Economics, 2015, 117, (C), 32-47 View citations (66)
See also Working Paper Resource Concentration and Civil Wars, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (11) (2014)
Strategic Mass Killings
Journal of Political Economy, 2015, 123, (5), 1087 - 1132 View citations (43)
See also Working Paper Strategic Mass Killings, Working Papers (2015) View citations (9) (2015)
The Geography of Interstate Resource Wars
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2015, 130, (1), 267-315 View citations (89)
See also Working Paper The geography of interstate resource wars, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2015) View citations (69) (2015)

2014

Persuasion, binary choice, and the costs of dishonesty
Economics Letters, 2014, 124, (2), 195-198 View citations (2)

2013

Seeds of distrust: conflict in Uganda
Journal of Economic Growth, 2013, 18, (3), 217-252 View citations (171)
See also Working Paper Seeds of Distrust: Conflict in Uganda, HiCN Working Papers (2012) View citations (13) (2012)
War Signals: A Theory of Trade, Trust, and Conflict
The Review of Economic Studies, 2013, 80, (3), 1114-1147 View citations (103)
See also Working Paper War Signals: A Theory of Trade, Trust and Conflict, 2011 Meeting Papers (2011) View citations (3) (2011)

2012

Electoral terms and terrorism
Public Choice, 2012, 150, (1), 181-193 View citations (3)
War and natural resource exploitation
European Economic Review, 2012, 56, (8), 1714-1729 View citations (42)
See also Working Paper War and Natural Resource Exploitation, CESifo Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (5) (2010)

2011

Reputation, group structure and social tensions
Journal of Development Economics, 2011, 96, (2), 188-199 View citations (14)
See also Working Paper Reputation, Group Structure and Social Tensions, HiCN Working Papers (2008) View citations (6) (2008)
The Political Economy of Imperialism, Decolonization and Development
British Journal of Political Science, 2011, 41, (3), 525-556 View citations (28)
See also Working Paper The political economy of imperialism, decolonization, and development, IEW - Working Papers (2010) View citations (1) (2010)

2010

Inefficient policies and incumbency advantage
Journal of Public Economics, 2010, 94, (9-10), 761-767 View citations (19)
See also Working Paper Inefficient Policies and Incumbency Advantage, Cambridge Working Papers in Economics (2007) View citations (14) (2007)

2009

Beyond greed and grievance: feasibility and civil war
Oxford Economic Papers, 2009, 61, (1), 1-27 View citations (248)
See also Working Paper Beyond Greed and Grievance: Feasibility and Civil War, CSAE Working Paper Series (2006) View citations (16) (2006)
PROTECTING CULTURAL MONUMENTS AGAINST TERRORISM: A REPLY
Defence and Peace Economics, 2009, 20, (6), 513-514

2008

Democracy, Development, and Conflict
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2008, 6, (2-3), 531-540 View citations (105)

2007

Blood and ink! The common-interest-game between terrorists and the media
Public Choice, 2007, 133, (1), 129-145 View citations (40)
See also Working Paper Blood and Ink! The Common-Interest-Game Between Terrorists and the Media, CREMA Working Paper Series (2006) (2006)
PROTECTING CULTURAL MONUMENTS AGAINST TERRORISM
Defence and Peace Economics, 2007, 18, (3), 245-252 View citations (11)
See also Working Paper Protecting Cultural Monuments Against Terrorism, CREMA Working Paper Series (2005) (2005)

2006

Beach holiday in Bali or East Timor? Why conflict can lead to under- and overexploitation of natural resources
Economics Letters, 2006, 92, (1), 113-117 View citations (17)

Books

2024

The Peace Formula
Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press

2017

From Mines and Wells to Well-Built Minds
World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group

Chapters

2014

Explaining and predicting future environmental scarcities and conflicts
Chapter 7 in Predicting the Future in Science, Economics, and Politics, 2014, pp 144-190