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Working Papers

2023

1. National Identity, Public Goods, and Modern Economic Development
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

2022

2. Trade, Insecurity, and the Costs of Conflict
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   Also in School of Economics Working Paper Series, LeBow College of Business, Drexel University (2022)

2021

3. Investing in Influence: How Minority Interests Can Prevail in a Democracy
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

2020

4. The Decline of US Power and the Future of Conflict Management after COVID
   Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article The Decline of US Power and the Future of Conflict Management after Covid, Peace Economics, Peace Science, and Public Policy, De Gruyter (2020) (2020)
5. Why Are There Strikes?
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   Also in Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics (2020)
   See also Journal Article Why Are There Strikes?, Revue d'économie politique, Dalloz (2020) (2020)

2019

6. Bargaining and Conflict with Up-Front Investments: How Power Asymmetries Matter
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   Also in Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics (2019)
   See also Journal Article Bargaining and conflict with up-front investments: How power asymmetries matter, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2020) View citations (4) (2020)
7. Why Did Pre-Modern States Adopt Big-God Religions?
   Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Why did pre-modern states adopt Big-God religions?, Public Choice, Springer (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2017

8. External Intervention, Identity, and Civil War
   Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics

2016

9. Contested Persuasion
   Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics

2015

10. Difference-Form Persuasion Contests
    Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Difference-Form Persuasion Contests, Journal of Public Economic Theory, Association for Public Economic Theory (2016) View citations (6) (2016)
11. Myths and Self-Deceptions about the Greek Debt Crisis
    Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Myths and Self-Deceptions about the Greek Debt Crisis, Revue d'économie politique, Dalloz (2015) (2015)

2014

12. Nation-Building through War
    Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Nation-Building through War, American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press (2015) View citations (11) (2015)
13. Trade in the Shadow of Power
    2014: Food, Resources and Conflict, December 7-9, 2014. San Diego, California, International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium
    Also in Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (5)
14. Why Go to Court? Bargaining Failure under the Shadow of Trial with Complete Information
    Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Why go to court? Bargaining failure under the shadow of trial with complete information, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2018) View citations (2) (2018)

2013

15. Trade and Insecure Resources
    Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Trade and insecure resources, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (26) (2015)

2012

16. Contest Functions: Theoretical Foundations and Issues in Estimation
    Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article Contest functions: Theoretical foundations and issues in estimation, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier (2013) View citations (90) (2013)
17. The market for protection and the origin of the state
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (38)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1999) View citations (21)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2005) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article The market for protection and the origin of the state, Economic Theory, Springer (2012) View citations (36) (2012)
18. Trade and Insecure Resources: Implications for Welfare and Comparative Advantage
    School of Economics Working Paper Series, LeBow College of Business, Drexel University View citations (2)

2011

19. Governance and Norms as Determinants of Arming
    Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Governance and Norms as Determinants of Arming, Revue d'économie politique, Dalloz (2012) View citations (4) (2012)
20. Policymaking in the Eurozone and the Core Vs. Perifphery Problem
    Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Policymaking in the Eurozone and the Core vs Periphery Problem, CESifo Forum, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich (2011) View citations (3) (2011)
21. Proprietary Public Finance: On Its Emergence and Evolution Out of Anarchy
    Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2011)
22. Seven Myths about the Greek Debt Crisis
    Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics View citations (4)
23. Technologies of Conflict
    Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics View citations (5)

2009

24. Conflict, Settlement, and the Shadow of the Future
    Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics View citations (8)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2009) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Conflict, settlement, and the shadow of the future, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2014) View citations (34) (2014)
25. International Trade and Transnational Insecurity: How Comparative Advantage and Power are Jointly Determined
    Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics View citations (8)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2009) View citations (9)
26. Peace and War with Endogenous State Capacity
    Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Peace and War With Endogenous State Capacity, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International) (2011) View citations (24) (2011)
27. The Costs of Organized Violence: A Review of the Evidence
    Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics View citations (6)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2009) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article The costs of organized violence: a review of the evidence, Economics of Governance, Springer (2011) View citations (15) (2011)

2008

28. Globalization and Insecurity: Reviewing Some Basic Issues
    Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics View citations (1)
29. On The Economics oF Organized Crime
    Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics View citations (11)
30. Persuasion as a contest
    Working Papers, Deakin University, Department of Economics View citations (18)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2007) View citations (2)
    Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics (2007) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Persuasion as a contest, Economic Theory, Springer (2012) View citations (44) (2012)
31. Socio-Political Conflict and Economic Performance in Bolivia
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (8)
    Also in Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics (2008)

2007

32. An Economic Approach to Analyzing Civil War
    Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article An economic approach to analyzing civil wars, Economics of Governance, Springer (2008) View citations (19) (2008)
33. Succession rules and leadership rents
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (12)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (4)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2005) View citations (4)
    Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Processes and Governance, WZB Berlin Social Science Center (2005) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Succession Rules and Leadership Rents, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International) (2007) View citations (12) (2007)

2006

34. Bargaining Versus Fighting
    Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article BARGAINING VERSUS FIGHTING, Defence and Peace Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2006) View citations (24) (2006)
35. Economics of Conflict: An Overview
    Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics View citations (51)
    See also Chapter Economics of Conflict: An Overview, Handbook of Defense Economics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (275) (2007)
36. Globalization and Domestic Conflict
    Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2005) View citations (16)
    International Trade, University Library of Munich, Germany (2005) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Globalization and domestic conflict, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (35) (2008)
37. Restraining the Genuine Homo Economicus
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine

2005

38. Costly Enforcement of Property Rights and the Coase Theorem
    ANU Working Papers in Economics and Econometrics, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2002) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Costly enforcement of property rights and the Coase theorem, Economic Theory, Springer (2008) View citations (52) (2008)
39. Explaining Conflict in Low-Income Countries: Incomplete Contracting in the Shadow of the Future
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (15)
    Also in Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics (2005) View citations (4)

2003

40. All in the Family or Public? Law and Appropriative Costs as Determinants of Ownership Structure
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article All in the family or public? Law and appropriative costs as determinants of ownership structure, Economics of Governance, Springer (2005) View citations (3) (2005)
41. Restraining the Genuine Homo Economicus: Why the Economy Cannot be Divorced from its Governance
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (39)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Processes and Governance, WZB Berlin Social Science Center (2003) View citations (40)
    See also Journal Article Restraining the Genuine Homo Economicus: Why the Economy Cannot Be Divorced from Its Governance, Economics and Politics, Wiley Blackwell (2003) View citations (39) (2003)

2001

42. Conflict Without Misperceptions or Incomplete Information: How the Future Matters
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations (19)
    Also in Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences (2000) View citations (172)
43. Warlord Competition
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences (2000) View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article Warlord Competition, Journal of Peace Research, Peace Research Institute Oslo (2002) View citations (9) (2002)

2000

44. Comparing Bargaining Solutions in the Shadow of Conflict: How Norms Against Threats Can Have Real Effects
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences
    See also Journal Article Comparing Bargaining Solutions in the Shadow of Conflict: How Norms against Threats Can Have Real Effects, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (2002) View citations (112) (2002)
45. Contract or War? On the Consequences of a Broader View of Self-Interest in Economics
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Contract or War? On the Consequences of a Broader View of Self-Interest in Economics, The American Economist, Sage Publications (2000) View citations (8) (2000)
46. Guns, Butter, and Openness: On The Relationship Between Security and Trade
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Guns, Butter, and Openness: On the Relationship between Security and Trade, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2001) View citations (64) (2001)
47. Investing in Confict Management
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Investing in Conflict Management, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International) (2002) View citations (27) (2002)
48. Turning 'Citizens' into 'Consumers:' Economic Growth and the Level of Public Discourse
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences

1999

49. Do Norms Against Threats have Real Effects? Comparing Bargaining Solutions in the Shadow of Conflict
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences View citations (1)
50. On the Political Economy of Organized Crime Is There Much That Can Be Done?
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences View citations (2)

1998

51. Complementarity in Contests
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Complementarity in contests, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (1998) View citations (8) (1998)
52. Workshops or Barracks? Productive versus Enforcive Investment and Economic Performance
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences View citations (6)

1996

53. Insecure Properties and the Stability of Exchange
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences View citations (5)

1995

54. Competing for Claims to Property
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)

1993

55. Gangs as Primitive States
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences View citations (7)
    Also in Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences (1993) View citations (6)

1991

56. "The Shadow of the Future ": Can it Harm Cooperation?
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences
    Also in Working Papers, Pennsylvania State - Department of Economics (1991)
57. COOPERATION, CONFLICT AND POWER IN THE ABSENCE OF PROPERTY RIGHTS
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences View citations (45)
    See also Journal Article Cooperation, Conflict, and Power in the Absence of Property Rights, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1992) View citations (490) (1992)
58. Coalition Formation as a Contest: Introduction and Application to the Three-Player Case
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences
59. Self-Protection and Bankruptcy
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences
60. The Distribution of Income in the Presence of Directly Unproductive
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences View citations (7)
61. The Distribution of Income in the Presence of Directly Unproductive Activities
    Working Papers, Pennsylvania State - Department of Economics View citations (11)

1990

62. CONFLICT AND ATTITUDES TOWARD RISK
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Conflict and Attitudes toward Risk, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1991) View citations (36) (1991)

Journal Articles

2020

1. Bargaining and conflict with up-front investments: How power asymmetries matter
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 176, (C), 212-225 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Bargaining and Conflict with Up-Front Investments: How Power Asymmetries Matter, CESifo Working Paper Series (2019) (2019)
2. The Decline of US Power and the Future of Conflict Management after Covid
   Peace Economics, Peace Science, and Public Policy, 2020, 26, (3), 07
   See also Working Paper The Decline of US Power and the Future of Conflict Management after COVID, Working Papers (2020) (2020)
3. Why Are There Strikes?
   Revue d'économie politique, 2020, 130, (6), 929-956
   See also Working Paper Why Are There Strikes?, CESifo Working Paper Series (2020) (2020)
4. Why did pre-modern states adopt Big-God religions?
   Public Choice, 2020, 182, (3), 373-394 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Why Did Pre-Modern States Adopt Big-God Religions?, Working Papers (2019) View citations (1) (2019)

2018

5. Why go to court? Bargaining failure under the shadow of trial with complete information
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2018, 55, (C), 151-168 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Why Go to Court? Bargaining Failure under the Shadow of Trial with Complete Information, Working Papers (2014) View citations (3) (2014)

2016

6. Difference-Form Persuasion Contests
   Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2016, 18, (6), 882-909 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Difference-Form Persuasion Contests, Working Papers (2015) View citations (2) (2015)

2015

7. Myths and Self-Deceptions about the Greek Debt Crisis
   Revue d'économie politique, 2015, 125, (6), 755-785
   See also Working Paper Myths and Self-Deceptions about the Greek Debt Crisis, Working Papers (2015) (2015)
8. Nation-Building through War
   American Political Science Review, 2015, 109, (2), 279-296 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper Nation-Building through War, Working Papers (2014) (2014)
9. Peter T. Leeson, Anarchy unbound: why self-governance works better than you think
   Public Choice, 2015, 162, (1), 219-221
10. Trade and insecure resources
    Journal of International Economics, 2015, 95, (1), 98-114 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper Trade and Insecure Resources, Working Papers (2013) View citations (12) (2013)

2014

11. Conflict, settlement, and the shadow of the future
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2014, 105, (C), 75-89 View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper Conflict, Settlement, and the Shadow of the Future, Working Papers (2009) View citations (8) (2009)

2013

12. Contest functions: Theoretical foundations and issues in estimation
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2013, 31, (3), 211-222 View citations (90)
    See also Working Paper Contest Functions: Theoretical Foundations and Issues in Estimation, Working Papers (2012) View citations (24) (2012)

2012

13. Governance and Norms as Determinants of Arming
    Revue d'économie politique, 2012, 122, (2), 197-212 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Governance and Norms as Determinants of Arming, Working Papers (2011) View citations (3) (2011)
14. Persuasion as a contest
    Economic Theory, 2012, 51, (2), 465-486 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper Persuasion as a contest, Working Papers (2008) View citations (18) (2008)
15. The market for protection and the origin of the state
    Economic Theory, 2012, 50, (2), 417-443 View citations (36)
    See also Working Paper The market for protection and the origin of the state, Munich Reprints in Economics (2012) View citations (38) (2012)

2011

16. Peace and War With Endogenous State Capacity
    Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2011, 55, (3), 446-468 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper Peace and War with Endogenous State Capacity, Working Papers (2009) View citations (13) (2009)
17. Policymaking in the Eurozone and the Core vs Periphery Problem
    CESifo Forum, 2011, 12, (02), 12-18 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Policymaking in the Eurozone and the Core Vs. Perifphery Problem, Working Papers (2011) (2011)
18. The costs of organized violence: a review of the evidence
    Economics of Governance, 2011, 12, (1), 1-23 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper The Costs of Organized Violence: A Review of the Evidence, Working Papers (2009) View citations (6) (2009)

2010

19. Introduction
    Economics of Governance, 2010, 11, (2), 101-101 View citations (1)

2008

20. An economic approach to analyzing civil wars
    Economics of Governance, 2008, 9, (1), 25-44 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper An Economic Approach to Analyzing Civil War, Working Papers (2007) View citations (3) (2007)
21. Costly enforcement of property rights and the Coase theorem
    Economic Theory, 2008, 36, (1), 109-128 View citations (52)
    See also Working Paper Costly Enforcement of Property Rights and the Coase Theorem, ANU Working Papers in Economics and Econometrics (2005) View citations (3) (2005)
22. Globalization and domestic conflict
    Journal of International Economics, 2008, 76, (2), 296-308 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper Globalization and Domestic Conflict, Working Papers (2006) View citations (2) (2006)

2007

23. Succession Rules and Leadership Rents
    Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2007, 51, (4), 622-645 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Succession rules and leadership rents, Munich Reprints in Economics (2007) View citations (12) (2007)

2006

24. BARGAINING VERSUS FIGHTING
    Defence and Peace Economics, 2006, 17, (6), 657-676 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper Bargaining Versus Fighting, Working Papers (2006) View citations (22) (2006)

2005

25. All in the family or public? Law and appropriative costs as determinants of ownership structure
    Economics of Governance, 2005, 6, (2), 93-104 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper All in the Family or Public? Law and Appropriative Costs as Determinants of Ownership Structure, CESifo Working Paper Series (2003) View citations (2) (2003)

2003

26. Restraining the Genuine Homo Economicus: Why the Economy Cannot Be Divorced from Its Governance
    Economics and Politics, 2003, 15, (2), 135-162 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper Restraining the Genuine Homo Economicus: Why the Economy Cannot be Divorced from its Governance, CESifo Working Paper Series (2003) View citations (39) (2003)

2002

27. Comparing Bargaining Solutions in the Shadow of Conflict: How Norms against Threats Can Have Real Effects
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2002, 106, (1), 1-16 View citations (112)
    See also Working Paper Comparing Bargaining Solutions in the Shadow of Conflict: How Norms Against Threats Can Have Real Effects, Working Papers (2000) (2000)
28. Insecure Property and the Efficiency of Exchange
    Economic Journal, 2002, 112, (476), 133-146 View citations (49)
29. Investing in Conflict Management
    Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2002, 46, (1), 154-170 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper Investing in Confict Management, Working Papers (2000) View citations (19) (2000)
30. Warlord Competition
    Journal of Peace Research, 2002, 39, (4), 435-446 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Warlord Competition, WIDER Working Paper Series (2001) View citations (4) (2001)

2001

31. Guns, Butter, and Openness: On the Relationship between Security and Trade
    American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (2), 353-357 View citations (64)
    See also Working Paper Guns, Butter, and Openness: On The Relationship Between Security and Trade, Working Papers (2000) View citations (10) (2000)
32. The political economy of organized crime: providing protection when the state does not
    Economics of Governance, 2001, 2, (3), 173-202 View citations (120)

2000

33. Conflict without Misperceptions or Incomplete Information
    Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2000, 44, (6), 793-807 View citations (138)
34. Contract or War? On the Consequences of a Broader View of Self-Interest in Economics
    The American Economist, 2000, 44, (1), 5-16 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Contract or War? On the Consequences of a Broader View of Self-Interest in Economics, Working Papers (2000) View citations (12) (2000)

1998

35. Complementarity in contests
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1998, 14, (4), 667-684 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Complementarity in Contests, Working Papers (1998) View citations (8) (1998)
36. Extortion
    Economica, 1998, 65, (260), 461-477 View citations (1)
37. On the Formation of Alliances in Conflict and Contests
    Public Choice, 1998, 96, (1-2), 25-42 View citations (55)

1997

38. Backing up Words with Deeds: Information and punishment in organized crime
    Nordic Journal of Political Economy, 1997, 24, 51-63 View citations (5)
39. Credible threats in extortion
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1997, 33, (1), 23-39 View citations (58)
40. The Distribution of Income in the Presence of Appropriative Activities
    Economica, 1997, 64, (253), 101-1117 View citations (1)

1996

41. Can the shadow of the future harm cooperation?
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1996, 29, (3), 355-372 View citations (80)
42. Contest Success Functions
    Economic Theory, 1996, 7, (2), 283-90 View citations (916)
    Also in Economic Theory, 1996, 7, (2), 283-290 (1996) View citations (928)
    See also Chapter Contest success functions, Springer Books, 1996, 263-270 (1996) View citations (104) (1996)
43. On the Effects of Insecure Property
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1996, 29, (s1), 622-26 View citations (2)

1995

44. Modeling Negative Campaigning
    American Political Science Review, 1995, 89, (1), 49-61 View citations (95)
45. Risk Aversion in Contests
    Economic Journal, 1995, 105, (431), 951-62 View citations (102)

1993

46. Self-Insurance and Self-Protection: A Nonexpected Utility Analysis
    The Geneva Risk and Insurance Review, 1993, 18, (2), 131-146 View citations (15)

1992

47. Cooperation, Conflict, and Power in the Absence of Property Rights
    American Economic Review, 1992, 82, (4), 720-39 View citations (490)
    See also Working Paper COOPERATION, CONFLICT AND POWER IN THE ABSENCE OF PROPERTY RIGHTS, Working Papers (1991) View citations (45) (1991)

1991

48. Conflict and Attitudes toward Risk
    American Economic Review, 1991, 81, (2), 116-20 View citations (36)
    See also Working Paper CONFLICT AND ATTITUDES TOWARD RISK, Working Papers (1990) View citations (1) (1990)

Books

2012

1. The Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Peace and Conflict
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (108)

Edited books

2008

1. The Political Economy of Conflict and Appropriation
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (4)

1996

2. The Political Economy of Conflict and Appropriation
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (80)

Chapters

2011

1. Economic Perspectives on Civil Wars
   Chapter 10 in The Handbook on the Political Economy of War, 2011 View citations (1)

2009

2. Organized Crime
   Chapter 10 in Criminal Law and Economics, 2009 View citations (1)

2007

3. Economics of Conflict: An Overview
   Elsevier View citations (275)
   See also Working Paper Economics of Conflict: An Overview, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics (2006) View citations (51) (2006)

1996

4. Contest success functions
   Springer View citations (104)
   See also Journal Article Contest Success Functions, Springer (1996) View citations (916) (1996)