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Author: | Brückner, M. Ciccone, A. |
Title: | International commodity prices, growth and outbreak of civil war in Sub-Saharan Africa |
Journal: | Economic Journal
2010 : MAY, VOL 120:544 p. 519-534 |
Index terms: | Africa commodities natural resources incomes economic stability economic conditions |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | To learn more about the effect of economic conditions on civil war, it is examined whether Sub-Saharan civil wars are more likely to start following downswings in the international price of countries' main export commodities. The data show a robust effect of commodity price downturns on the outbreak of civil wars. It is also found that Sub-Saharan countries are more likely to face civil wars following economic downswings in their main OECD export destinations. |
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