Easy targets and the timing of conflict

Bester, Helmut and Konrad, Kai A. (2005): Easy targets and the timing of conflict. In: Journal of Theoretical Politics, Vol. 17, No. 2: pp. 199-215

Abstract

Contestants have to choose whether to initiate a contest or war, or whether to remain peaceful for another period. We find that agents wait and initiate the contest once their rival is sufficiently weak to be an easy target. Copyright © 2005 Sage Publications.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Form of publication: Publisher's Version
• Faculties: Economics > Chairs > MPI for Tax Law and Public Finance
• Subjects: 300 Social sciences > 330 Economics
• ISSN: 0951-6298
• Language: English