Do giant oilfield discoveries fuel internal armed conflicts?

We use new data to examine the effects of giant oilfield discoveries around the world since 1946. On average, these discoveries increase per capita oil production and oil exports by up to 50 percent. But these giant oilfield discoveries also have a dark side: they increase the incidence of internal...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lei, Y, Michaels, G
Format: Working paper
Published: University of Oxford 2011