Readings
Required
- Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler, “Greed and Grievance in Civil War,” Oxford Economic Papers 56 (2004): 563–595.
- Oeindrila Dube and Juan F Vargas, “Commodity Price Shocks and Civil Conflict: Evidence from Colombia,” The Review of Economic Studies 80, no. 4 (2013): 1384–1421.
- David B. Carter, Andrew C. Shaver, and Austin L. Wright, “Places to Hide: Terrain, Ethnicity, and Civil Conflict,” The Journal of Politics 81, no. 4 (2019): 1446–1465.
Recommended
- Jack Paine, “Rethinking the Conflict ‘Resource Curse’: How Oil Wealth Prevents Center-Seeking Civil Wars,” International Organization 70, no. 4 (2016): 727–761.