31505
Advanced Seminar
WiSe 19/20: Conflict Economics
Julia Zimmermann
Comments
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. close
16 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Tue, 2019-10-15 08:00 - 10:00
Tue, 2019-10-22 08:00 - 10:00
Tue, 2019-10-29 08:00 - 10:00
Tue, 2019-11-05 08:00 - 10:00
Tue, 2019-11-12 08:00 - 10:00
Tue, 2019-11-19 08:00 - 10:00
Tue, 2019-11-26 08:00 - 10:00
Tue, 2019-12-03 08:00 - 10:00
Tue, 2019-12-10 08:00 - 10:00
Tue, 2019-12-17 08:00 - 10:00
Tue, 2020-01-07 08:00 - 10:00
Tue, 2020-01-14 08:00 - 10:00
Tue, 2020-01-21 08:00 - 10:00
Tue, 2020-01-28 08:00 - 10:00
Tue, 2020-02-04 08:00 - 10:00
Tue, 2020-02-11 08:00 - 10:00