Pathogens, Weather Shocks and Civil Conflicts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9706829 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matteo Cervellati (0000-0002-0018-9005, University of Bologna, IZA, CESifo), Uwe Sunde (0000-0002-2110-7822, LMU Munich, IZA, CEPR, CESifo), Simona Valmori (University of Bologna) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 127 |
| Issue | 607 |
| Pages | 2581-2616 |
| Publication date | 2017-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ecoj.12430 |
| OpenAlex | W2522658138 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 54 |
This paper documents a statistically strong and quantitatively relevant effect of high exposure to infectious diseases on the risk of civil conflicts. The analysis exploits data on the presence and endemicity of multi-host vector-transmitted pathogens in a country, which is closely related to geo-climatic conditions due to the specific features of these pathogens. Exploiting withincountry variation over time shows that this effect of pathogen exposure is significantly amplified by weather shocks. The results indicate health shocks and the outbreak of epidemics as a potential channel, while we find no evidence that the effect works through alternative channels like income, population dynamics, or institutions
Biology · Computer security · Demographic economics · Development economics · Economics · Environmental health · Exploit · Geography · Outbreak · Population · Vector (molecular biology · Agricultural risk and resilience · Computer Science · Genetics · Health and Conflict Studies · Medicine · Political Conflict and Governance · Virology
The role of health and health systems in promoting social capital, political participation and peace
Covid-19, state capacity, and political violence by non-state actors
Epidemic Shocks and Civil Violence
Shutdown policies and conflict worldwide
Disease and diversity in long-term economic development
Covid-19 and armed conflict
Medication against conflict
The diplomatic burden of pandemics
Unveiling the education paradox
The Endogenous Determination of Time Preference
Climate change and human health
Post-1500 Population Flows and The Long-Run Determinants of Economic Growth and Inequality
Civil conflicts are associated with the global climate
War and local collective action in Sierra Leone
Ethnic Polarization, Potential Conflict, and Civil Wars
Ethnicity and Conflict
Death and development
Life expectancy and economic growth
Frailty in Relation to the Accumulation of Deficits
The “Out of Africa” Hypothesis, Human Genetic Diversity, and Comparative Economic Development
Fractionalization
Greed and grievance in civil war
Civil War
Beyond greed and grievance
Unobservable Selection and Coefficient Stability
External Shocks, Internal Shots
Conflict, Climate, and Cells
Selection on Observed and Unobserved Variables
Economic Shocks and Civil Conflict
Happiness as a Driver of Risk‐avoiding Behaviour
Drought and Civil War in Sub‐Saharan Africa
The Effect of the TseTse Fly on African Development
The Long-Run Effects of the Scramble for Africa
Armed Conflict 1946-2001
Armed Conflicts, 1946-2009
Armed Conflicts, 1946-2008
International Peacebuilding
Ethnicity, Insurgency, and Civil War
Historical Prevalence of Infectious Diseases Within 230 Geopolitical Regions
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |