Abstract:Why do some conflict zones exhibit more violence against civilians than others? In answering this question, the literature has emphasized ethnic fractionalization, territorial control and strategic incentives, while overlooking the consequences of armed conflict itself. This oversight is partly due to the methodological hurdles of finding an appropriate counterfactual for observed battle events. In this chapter, we aim to test empirically the effect of instances of armed clashes between rebels and the governme… Show more
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