This Mine is Mine! How Minerals Fuel Conflicts in Africa

We combine georeferenced data on mining extraction of 14 minerals with information on conflict events at spatial resolution of 0.5° × 0.5° for all of Africa between 1997 and 2010. Exploiting exogenous variations in world prices, we find a positive impact of mining on conflict at the local level. Qua...

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Published in:	The American economic review Vol. 107; no. 6; pp. 1564 - 1610
Main Authors:	Berman, Nicolas, Couttenier, Mathieu, Rohner, Dominic, Thoenig, Mathias
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nashville American Economic Association 01.06.2017 American Economic Assoc
Subjects:	1997-2010 Armed conflict Civil wars Companies Conflict resolution Corporate strategies Data mining Datasets Economics and Finance Escalation Extraction Global local relationship Humanities and Social Sciences Metals mining Minerals Mining Mining industries Mining industry Politics Prices Social conditions & trends Transparency Violence World prices Africa Colombia Corruption Oil Greed Curse War Natural-Resources Grievance Institutions Armed Civil Conflict
ISSN:	0002-8282, 1944-7981
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