We provide evidence on the mechanisms linking resource-related income shocks to conflict,
focusing on illegal crops. We hypothesize that the degree of group competition over …

We explore the impact of the insurgency and military deployment on the livelihoods of local
communities in Afghanistan. We use monthly wages and commodity prices at the provincial …

This study examines the trend and comovements of military expenditures across 70
countries from 1967 to 2018. While previous research recognizes the degree of cross …

Afghanistan experienced a marked rise in violent crimes, including kidnappings and armed
robbery in 2021. The reported increase in targeted attacks against civilians in the country …

This thesis addresses the relationship between conflict and opium production in
Afghanistan's districts, replicating and extending upon the analysis of Lind et al.(2014) for …

Chapter 1: This chapter studies the effects of bilateral foreign aid on conflict escalation and
deescalation. We make three major contributions. First, we combine data on civil wars with …

We examine the relationships between agrarian commodity booms and the incidence of
criminality and conflict in the context of Indonesia's expanding oil palm plantation economy …

To shed more light on the resource-conflict-nexus, we examine how the cultivation of opium,
an illegal renewable resource, affects the geography of conflict in Afghanistan. Our …

В статье рассматриваются детерминанты роста производства опиатов в Афганистане
после 2001 г. Авторами рассматриваются факторы возникновения и распространения …

In this article we examine increasing opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan since 2001.
First, we discuss the historical background for the emergence and spread of opium …