International Conflict and Military Expenditures
An Externality Approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6284629 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carlos Seiglie (Department of Economics Rutgers University, Newark, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 141-161 |
| Publication date | 1988-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022002788032001007 |
| OpenAlex | W2155036408 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 8 |
This article analyzes the two-stage problem a country faces in first choosing the optimal amount of arms to acquire and then deciding whether it can improve upon the allocation that emerges after the first stage by engaging in a military conflict. A model is introduced based on the concept of economic externality to generate conflict situations in the first stage. Then comparative static results are derived by varying the parameters of this model, for example, the rate of technological progress in the military sector and the rate of economic growth, and examining whether the conflict situation improves or worsens as the social welfare of the nations change accordingly. Uncertainty is then introduced and the results are analyzed. Finally, the last part explores the conditions under which the conflict situations presented in the first stage actually lead to the outbreak of war
Armed conflict · Economic interdependence · Economics · Externality · International conflict · Market economy · Microeconomics · Political science · Politics · Social conflict · Welfare · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Law · Politics, Economics, and Education Policy
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2020 (30) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |