Rationality as a Barrier to Peace: Micro-evidence from Kosovo

Sumon Bhaumik, Ira Gang and Myeong-Su Yun ()

No 31, HiCN Working Papers from Households in Conflict Network

Abstract: Despite a significant expansion of the literature on conflicts and fragility of states, only a few systematic attempts have been made to link the theoretical literature on social conflicts to the available micro-level information about the people who are involved in these conflicts. We address this lacuna in the literature using a household-level data set from Kosovo. Our analysis suggests that it is individually rational for competing ethnic communities, Kosovo Albanians and Kosovo Serbs, to resist a quick agreement on a social contract to share the region�s resources.

Keywords: conflict; individual rationality; economic deprivation; micro-evidence; Balkans; Kosovo (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29 pages
Date: 2007-02
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Journal Article: Rationality as a Barrier to Peace: Micro-evidence from Kosovo (2009)
Working Paper: Rationality as a barrier to peace: Micro-evidence from Kosovo (2008)
Working Paper: Rationality as a Barrier to Peace: Micro-Evidence from Kosovo (2007)
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