Drivers and persistence of death in conflicts: Global evidence

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We investigate persistence and determinants of deaths from conflicts in a sample of 163 countries for the period 2010 to 2015. The empirical evidence is based on Generalised Method of Moments. First, the findings are contingent on income levels, religiousdomination, landlockedness, regional proximity and legal origins. The persistence of deaths in internal conflict is more apparent in coastal, French civil-law and Islam-oriented countries, compared to landlocked, English common law, Christian-oriented countries, respectively. Second, the following factors are generally responsible for driving deaths from internal conflicts: homicides, conflict intensity and conflicts fought. Furthermore, incarcerations have negative effects on internal conflicts. Justifications for the established tendencies and policy implications are discussed.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: AGDI Working Paper ; No. WP/20/066

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; National Security and War ; Other Machinery; Business Equipment; Armaments ; Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law ; Comparative Economic Systems: General
• Subject: War ; Conflicts ; Global evidence ; Persistence

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Asongu, Simplice ; Uduji, Joseph I. ; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI)
• (where): Yaoundé
• (when): 2020

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/228043
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET