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CIVIL WARS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Author(s) -

Martin Philippe,

Mayer Thierry,

Thoenig Mathias

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

journal of the european economic association

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.792

H-Index - 93

eISSN - 1542-4774

pISSN - 1542-4766

DOI - 10.1162/jeea.2008.6.2-3.541

Subject(s) - schools of economic thought , political science , law and economics , economic history , library science , classics , sociology , economics , art , neoclassical economics , computer science

This article analyzes empirically the relationship between civil wars and international trade. We first show that trade destruction due to civil wars is very large and persistent and increases with the severity of the conflict. We then identify two effects that trade can have on the risk of civil conflicts: It may act as a deterrent if trade gains are put at risk during civil wars, but it may also act as an insurance if international trade provides a substitute to internal trade during civil wars. We find support for the presence of these two mechanisms and conclude that trade openness may deter the most severe civil wars (those that destroy the largest amount of trade) but may increase the risk of lower‐scale conflicts. (JEL: F10, F51, F52, F59)

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