Inequality as a Factor of Conflict Risk Project
complete the Outline and Bibliography first and send it and then start the paper.write a 1015-page paper exploring one or several of the problems covered in the course.Suggested Topics:Contributions of economics to studies of violence and peaceOpportunity costs of PMCsExpected utility and initiation of contestation /coupsExpected utility and participation in peacemakingRational choice/ game theory as framework for explaining incidence of war/ entry into mediation or negotiationFree-riding and participation in protests/ peacemaking campaignsAbsolute/ comparative advantage choice of intervening agentsGini as early warning of conflictEconomics of civil war initiationEconomic dimensions of terrorismEconomic incentives and peacemakingHuman security dimensions of war economiesPolitical economy of forced migrationPeacekeeping /DDR/ SSR financePrivate sector as agents of peacemakingLessons from the simulation
