Sandholt Jensen, Peter and Skrede Gleditsch, Kristian (2009) RAIN, GROWTH, AND CIVIL WAR: THE IMPORTANCE OF LOCATION. Defence and Peace Economics, 20 (5). pp. 359-372. DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/10242690902868277
Sandholt Jensen, Peter and Skrede Gleditsch, Kristian (2009) RAIN, GROWTH, AND CIVIL WAR: THE IMPORTANCE OF LOCATION. Defence and Peace Economics, 20 (5). pp. 359-372. DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/10242690902868277
Sandholt Jensen, Peter and Skrede Gleditsch, Kristian (2009) RAIN, GROWTH, AND CIVIL WAR: THE IMPORTANCE OF LOCATION. Defence and Peace Economics, 20 (5). pp. 359-372. DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/10242690902868277
Abstract
We re-examine the Miguel et al. (2004) study of the impact of growth on civil war, using growth in rainfall as an instrument. Miguel et al. (2004) - in our view, erroneously - include countries participating in civil wars in other states. Restricting the conflict data to states with conflict on their own territory reduces the estimated impact of economic growth on civil war. We show how spatial correlations in rainfall growth and participation in civil conflicts induce a stronger apparent relationship in the mis-classified data. © 2009 Taylor & Francis.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Civil war; Conflict; Growth; Rainfall; Location; Spatial econometrics |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JA Political science (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Government, Department of |
| SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Sep 2013 13:07 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Aug 2022 10:59 |
| URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/7574 |
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