A dynamic theory of resource wars

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 283-331

  Acemoglu, Daron ^a   Golosov, Mikhail ^b   Tsyvinski, Aleh ^b   Yared, Pierre ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; COMMODITY MARKET; COMMODITY PRICE; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); DEMAND ELASTICITY;

EID: 84856975971     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qje/qjr048     Document Type: Article

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