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Government religious preference and intrastate conflict

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  • Carolyn Chisadza
  • Eduard van der Merwe
  • Matthew W. Clance

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Understanding the causes and consequences of conflicts continues to be an important contribution to the economic development literature, particularly the mechanisms that can reduce civilian deaths. We contribute to understanding attacks on civilians and the spillover effects by analysing the impact of government religious preference on civilian deaths. Using panel data analysis for 113 countries […]

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  • Carolyn Chisadza & Eduard van der Merwe & Matthew W. Clance, 2021. "Government religious preference and intrastate conflict," Working Papers 867, Economic Research Southern Africa.
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    Keywords

    Crime and Violence; Discrimination; Group Behavior; Religious Institutions;
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    JEL classification:

    • C33 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • H56 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - National Security and War
    • O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
    • O55 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Africa

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