Eoin McGuirk
Biographic Data
| ID | 5868401 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eoin McGuirk |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eoin |
| FAMILY NAME | McGuirk |
| SIGNATURE | MCGUIRK E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tufts University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 44 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
No Kin in the Game
Why do wars occur? We examine the longstanding hypothesis that political elites engage in conflict because they fail to internalize the associated costs. We exploit a natural experiment by comparing the congressional voting behavior of U.S. legislators with draft-age sons versus those with draft-age daughters during the four conscription-era wars of the 20th century, when only men could be drafted. Using panel data, we estimate that having a draf…
The Economic Origins of Conflict in Africa
We study the impact of global food price shocks on local violence across Africa. In food-producing areas, higher prices reduce conflict over the control of territory ("factor conflict") and increase conflict over the appropriation of surplus ("output conflict"). We argue that this difference arises because higher prices increase the opportunity cost of soldiering for producers while simultaneously inducing consumers to appropriate surplus as real…
The illusory leader
The Economic Origins of Conflict in Africa
We study the impact of global food price shocks on local violence across Africa. In food-producing areas, higher prices reduce conflict over the control of territory ("factor conflict") and increase conflict over the appropriation of surplus ("output conflict"). We argue that this difference arises because higher prices increase the opportunity cost of soldiering for producers while simultaneously inducing consumers to appropriate surplus as real…
The illusory leader
No Kin in the Game
Why do wars occur? We examine the longstanding hypothesis that political elites engage in conflict because they fail to internalize the associated costs. We exploit a natural experiment by comparing the congressional voting behavior of U.S. legislators with draft-age sons versus those with draft-age daughters during the four conscription-era wars of the 20th century, when only men could be drafted. Using panel data, we estimate that having a draf…
The illusory leader
The Economic Origins of Conflict in Africa
We study the impact of global food price shocks on local violence across Africa. In food-producing areas, higher prices reduce conflict over the control of territory ("factor conflict") and increase conflict over the appropriation of surplus ("output conflict"). We argue that this difference arises because higher prices increase the opportunity cost of soldiering for producers while simultaneously inducing consumers to appropriate surplus as real…
No Kin in the Game
Why do wars occur? We examine the longstanding hypothesis that political elites engage in conflict because they fail to internalize the associated costs. We exploit a natural experiment by comparing the congressional voting behavior of U.S. legislators with draft-age sons versus those with draft-age daughters during the four conscription-era wars of the 20th century, when only men could be drafted. Using panel data, we estimate that having a draf…
Economics (3 works) · Microeconomics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Natural experiment (2 works) · Natural Resources and Economic Development (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Accountability (1 work)