Economic shocks and conflict: Evidence from commodity prices

American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1-38

  Bazzi, Samuel ^a   Blattman, Christopher ^b  

^a USA   (United States)

^b School of International and Public Affairs Columbia University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84897717613     PISSN: 19457707     EISSN: 19457715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/mac.6.4.1     Document Type: Article

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