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Does Conflict Disrupt Growth? Evidence of the Relationship between Political Instability and National Economic PerformanceSolomon W. PolachekState University of New York at Binghamton; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) Daria Sevastianovaaffiliation not provided to SSRN IZA Discussion Paper No. 4762 Abstract: Current empirical growth models limit the determinants of country growth to geographic, economic, and institutional variables. This study draws on conflict variables from the Correlates of War (COW) project to ask a critical question: How do different types of conflict affect country growth rates? It finds that wars slow the economy. Estimates indicate that civil war reduces annual growth by .01 to .13 percentage points, and high-intensity interstate conflict reduces annual growth by .18 to 2.77 percentage points. On the other hand, low-intensity conflict slows growth much less than high-intensity conflict, and may slightly increase it. The detrimental effect of conflict on growth is intensified when examining non-democracies, low income countries, and countries in Africa.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 51 Keywords: war, economic growth, conflict JEL Classification: C2, O1, O47, O57, P47, P52 working papers seriesDate posted: February 22, 2010Suggested CitationContact Information
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