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SoSe 16: Conflict and Development

Julia Zimmermann

Zusätzl. Angaben / Voraussetzungen

Students wanting to participate in the class must either possess a basic understanding of econometrics at Bachelor level or be willing to catch up; econometric concepts will, however, be briefly repeated in a review session. This course will discuss a limited set of academic articles in depth; students are expected to read these articles before class. Furthermore, students are expected to prepare a 20-minute presentation on an assigned paper in a week of their choice, which will be evaluated by their peers for clarity of speech, presentation style and ability to convey the information of the scientific paper. Schließen

Kommentar

This course aims at introducing students to the recent literature on conflict and economic development. To date, the study of conflicts has been dominated by political scientists, which prejudges the phenomenon as purely political. However, the use of economic theory and statistical evidence alongside the traditional case-studies can offer valuable analytical insights on the causes of inter- and intrastate conflicts and terrorism and its effect on economic development. Students are introduced to models of armed conflict. We discuss cross-country evidence and case-studies which aim at increasing understanding of what economists have in their tool kit for estimating the causal impact of various conflicts on outcomes relevant for growth and vice-versa. At the end of this course students will not only have achieved a better understanding of what rational choice explanations for war are but also how conflicts affect growth-relevant variables. Schließen

Literaturhinweise

Blattman Christopher, and Edward Miguel. 2010. “Civil War.” Journal of Economic Literature 48 (1): 3–57. Collier Paul, and Anke Hoeffler. 2007. “Civil War.” In Handbook of Defense Economics, 2: 711–39, Elsevier. Garfinkel Michelle R., and Stergios Skaperdas. 2007. “Economics of Conflict: An Overview”. Handbook of Defense Economics, Vol. 2, Elsevier. Enders, Todd, and Walter Sandler. 2008. “Economic Consequences of Terrorism in Developed and Developing Countries: An Overview”, Cambridge University Press. Stock, James H. and Mark W Watson. 2012. Introduction to Econometrics. The Pearson Series in Economics. 3. ed., Boston. Schließen

14 Termine

Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung

Mi, 12:00 - 14:00 14 Termine

Mi, 20.04.2016 12:00 - 14:00

Dozenten:
Julia Zimmermann