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The Costs of Organized Violence: A Review of the Evidence

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Stergios Skaperdas () (Department of Economics, University of California-Irvine)

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I critically review recent studies that estimate those costs of violence and conflict that can emerge among organized political groupings, from states, religious and ethnic organizations to guerillas and paramilitaries. The review includes studies that estimate direct and indirect costs due to internal conflicts (civil wars and other lower-level conflicts), terrorism, and external conflicts, including military spending. There are a number of key theoretical concerns on what counts as a cost, and, depending on the methods and evidence used, estimated costs vary widely. However, even minimum estimates are economically significant, especially for low-income countries. This is even more so when the costs of different types of organized conflict and violence are aggregated.

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Paper provided by University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics in its series Working Papers with number 080924.

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Keywords: Trade openness; Conflict; Property rights; Governance;

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D74 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances
H56 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - National Security and War
I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare and Poverty - - - General Welfare
O57 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Comparative Studies of Countries

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