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dc.contributor.authorCouttenier, Mathieuen
dc.contributor.authorSoubeyran, Raphaëlen
dc.date.accessioned2010-12-22T10:43:37Z-
dc.date.available2010-12-22T10:43:37Z-
dc.date.issued2010-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/43531-
dc.description.abstractIn this paper, we show that drought has a positive effect on the incidence of civil war over the 1945-2005 period in Sub-Saharan Africa. We use the Palmer Drought Severity Index which is a richer measurement of drought than the measures used in the literature (rainfall and temperature) as it measures the accumulation of water in the soil in taking into account the temperature and the geological characteristics of the soil. We show that the risk of civil war increases by more than 42% from a 'normal' climate to an 'extremely drought' climate. Surprisingly, only 2.5% of this effect is channeled through economic growth.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aFondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) |cMilanoen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aNota di Lavoro |x2010,150en
dc.subject.jelO10en
dc.subject.jelO55en
dc.subject.jelP0en
dc.subject.jelQ0en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordClimate Changeen
dc.subject.keywordDroughten
dc.subject.keywordCivil Waren
dc.titleDrought and civil war in Sub-Saharan Africa-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn641288735en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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