Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/146079 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
Diskussionspapier No. 159
Publisher: 
Helmut-Schmidt-Universität - Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg, Fächergruppe Volkswirtschaftslehre, Hamburg
Abstract: 
We review, and extend, one of the classic dynamic models of conflict in economics by Richardson (1919) and Boulding (1962). It turns out that the stability properties of the model change if one takes a more realistic 'incrementalist' view, and that chance / friction can easily be incorporated into the standard model by defining a probability of (de-)escalation. This analysis is not just a study in the history of economic thought, but also relevant for the development of simulation models for the analysis of conflict dynamics.
Subjects: 
conflict dynamics
psychology of aggression
escalation
stability
patterns of conflict
JEL: 
B25
D74
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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