Mathias Thoenig

University of Lausanne

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

London

United Kingdom

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This Mine is Mine! How Minerals Fuel Conflicts in Africa

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5409
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 06 Jul 2015
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), University of Lausanne - DEEP, University of Zurich and University of Lausanne
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minerals, mines, conflict, fighting, natural resources, rebellion

This Mine is Mine! How Minerals Fuel Conflicts in Africa

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10089
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 25 Sep 2014
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), University of Lausanne - DEEP, University of Zurich and University of Lausanne
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conflict, minerals, mines, natural resources, rebellion

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Inference with Arbitrary Clustering

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12584
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 09 Sep 2019
University of Lausanne - Department of Economics (DEEP), University of Lausanne - Department of Economics, King’s College London - King's Business School and University of Lausanne
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clustering, arbitrary, geospatial data, network data

Networks in Conflict: Theory and Evidence from the Great War of Africa

University of Zurich, UBS International Center of Economics in Society, Working Paper No. 14
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 17 Dec 2015
University of Zurich - Department of Economics, University of Zurich, University of Lausanne and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)Yale University
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Africa, alliances, civil conflict, Congo War, contest success function, enmities, network, rainfall

Networks in Conflict: Theory and Evidence from the Great War of Africa

Yale University Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper No. 1056
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 05 Jan 2017
University of Zurich - Department of Economics, University of Lausanne, University of Lausanne and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)Yale University
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Networks in Conflict: Theory and Evidence from the Great War of Africa

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10348
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 23 Jan 2015
University of Zurich - Department of Economics, University of Zurich, University of Lausanne and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)Yale University
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Africa, alliances, civil conflict, Congo War, contest success function, enmities, network, rainfall

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Seeds of Distrust: Conflict in Uganda

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8741
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 20 Jan 2012
University of Zurich, University of Lausanne and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)Yale University
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ethnic conflict, ethnic identity, fighting, fractionalisation, slavery, social capital, trust, Uganda

Seeds of Distrust: Conflict in Uganda

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 16 Dec 2011
University of Zurich, University of Lausanne and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)Yale University
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conflict, trust, ethnic fighting, Uganda, social capital, identity

The Logic of Fear: Populism and Media Coverage of Immigrant Crimes

GATE Working Paper No. 1914
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 08 May 2019
University of Claude Bernard Lyon 1, ENS de Lyon, University of Lausanne and Department of Economics, University of Vienna
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Media, Violent crime, Immigration, Vote, Populism

The Logic of Fear - Populism and Media Coverage of Immigrant Crimes

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13496
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 04 Feb 2019
University of Claude Bernard Lyon 1, ENS de Lyon, University of Lausanne and Department of Economics, University of Vienna
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Immigration, populism, Violent Crimes, Vote

From Micro to Macro: Demand, Supply, and Heterogeneity in the Trade Elasticity

Banque de France Working Paper No. 560
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 03 Jul 2015
Maria Bas, Thierry Mayer and Mathias Thoenig
Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Info. Internationales (CEPII), Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) and University of Lausanne
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trade elasticity, firm-level data, heterogeneity, gravity, Pareto, log-normal.

From Micro to Macro: Demand, Supply, and Heterogeneity in the Trade Elasticity

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10637
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 01 Jun 2015
Maria Bas, Thierry Mayer and Mathias Thoenig
Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Info. Internationales (CEPII), Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) and University of Lausanne
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firm-level data, gravity, heterogeneity, log-normal, Pareto, trade elasticity

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War Signals: A Theory of Trade, Trust and Conflict

University of Zurich Economics Working Paper No. 13
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 06 Apr 2011
University of Zurich, University of Lausanne and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)Yale University
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Beliefs, civil war, conflict, cultural transmission, ethnic fractionalization, human capital investments, learning, matching, peacekeeping, stochastic war, strategic complementarity, trade

War Signals: A Theory of Trade, Trust and Conflict

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8352
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 20 Apr 2011
University of Zurich, University of Lausanne and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)Yale University
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beliefs, civil war, conflict, cultural transmission, ethnic fractionalization, peacekeeping, strategic complementarity, trade

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Price and Prejudice: Housing Rents Reveal Racial Animus

CESifo Working Paper No. 10369
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 19 Apr 2023
University of Lausanne - School of Economics and Business Administration (HEC-Lausanne), Swiss Federal Statistical Office, University of Lausanne, University of Lausanne and University of Lausanne
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ethnic prejudice, willingness to pay, housing prices, refugee centers

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Reconciliation Narratives: The Birth of a Nation after the US Civil War

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15938
Number of pages: 108 Posted: 31 Mar 2021
University of Lausanne, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Lausanne and University of Lausanne
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The Economic Incentives of Cultural Transmission: Spatial Evidence from Naming Patterns Across France

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14476
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 19 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Universite Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne - CNRS-EUREQUA, Institut des politiques publiques (PSE), Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne - TEAM and University of Lausanne
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first names, cultural transmission, cultural economics, social interactions

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Heat and Hate: Climate Security and Farmer-Herder Conflicts in Africa

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15542
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 23 Dec 2020
Ulrich J. Eberle, Dominic Rohner and Mathias Thoenig
Princeton University, University of Lausanne and University of Lausanne
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The Elusive Peace Dividend of Development Policy: From War Traps to Macro Complementarities

Annual Review of Economics, Vol. 13, pp. 111-131, 2021
Posted: 12 Aug 2021
Dominic Rohner and Mathias Thoenig
University of Lausanne and University of Lausanne

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The Elusive Peace Dividend of Development Policy: From War Traps to Macro-Complementarities

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15574
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 23 Dec 2020
Dominic Rohner and Mathias Thoenig
University of Lausanne and University of Lausanne
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The Violent Legacy of Victimization: Post-Conflict Evidence on Asylum Seekers, Crimes and Public Policy in Switzerland

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11079
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 02 Feb 2016
University of Geneva, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne and University of Lausanne
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civil conflict, mass killing, migration, persistence of violence, refugees, violent crime

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The Refugee's Dilemma: Evidence from Jewish Migration Out of Nazi Germany

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15533
Number of pages: 107 Posted: 23 Dec 2020
University of Lausanne - Department of Economics (DEEP), Sciences Po, King’s College London and University of Lausanne
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The Economic Incentives of Cultural Transmission: Spatial Evidence from Naming Patterns Across France

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9416
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 10 Apr 2013
Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), Institut des politiques publiques (PSE), Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) and University of Lausanne
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Welfare and Trade Without Pareto

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9826
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 02 Jun 2014
Keith Head, Thierry Mayer and Mathias Thoenig
University of British Columbia (UBC) - Division of Strategy and Business Economics, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) and University of Lausanne
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Pareto, trade, welfare

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Feeding the Tigers: Remittances and Conflict in Sri Lanka

NBER Working Paper No. w33062
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 21 Oct 2024
New York University (NYU) - New York University, Abu Dhabi, University of Michigan - Department of Economics, University of Lausanne and University of Lausanne
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Ethnic Conflicts and the Informational Dividend of Democracy

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14182
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 17 Dec 2019
University of Geneva - Department of Economics, University of Lausanne and University of Lausanne
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