Essays on conflict

Zhang, Tong (2018). Essays on conflict. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

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Abstract

War has been one of the most destructive forms of interactive behaviour in the world. There has been a vast body of work that try to make better understand of the nature of war and its causes. The various types of inter- and intra-country conflict have received increasing attention by economists in the past few decades. The aim of this thesis is attempting to contribute to the study of conflict. Using a game-theoretic framework, we study the economic causes of inter- and intra-state conflict, and analyse the relationship between political regime and war. Our study reveals the possible mechanisms of conflict escalation by applying bargaining theory, and thus provides a new perspective for understanding the “democratic peace" hypothesis and the feasibility theory as important explanation for the onset of war.

Type of Work:	Thesis (Doctorates > Ph.D.)
Award Type:	Doctorates > Ph.D.
Supervisor(s):	Supervisor(s) Email ORCID Bandyopadhyay, Siddhartha UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Henry, Michael UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
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College/Faculty:	Colleges (2008 onwards) > College of Social Sciences
School or Department:	Birmingham Business School, Department of Economics
Funders:	None/not applicable
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
URI:	http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/8177

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