Natural resources and violent conflict: Resource abundance, dependence, and the onset of civil wars

Brunnschweiler, Christa N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8610-6433 and Bulte, Erwin H. (2009) Natural resources and violent conflict: Resource abundance, dependence, and the onset of civil wars. Oxford Economic Papers, 61 (4). pp. 651-674. ISSN 0030-7653

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Abstract

In this paper we examine the claim that natural resources invite civil conflict, and challenge the main stylized facts in this literature. We find that the conventional measure of resource dependence is endogenous with respect to conflict, and that instrumenting for dependence implies that it is no longer significant in conflict regressions. Instead, it appears that conflict increases dependence on resource extraction (as a default sector). Moreover, resource abundance is associated with a reduced probability of the onset of war. These results are robust to a range of specifications and, considering the conflict channel, we conclude there is no reason to regard resources as a general curse to peace and development.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 16 - peace, justice and strong institutions ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/peace_justice_and_strong_institutions
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Economics
UEA Research Groups:	University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	10 Mar 2015 16:40
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2024 15:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/52592
DOI:	10.1093/oep/gpp024

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