Bester, Helmut and Konrad, Kai A.
(2004):
Easy Targets and the Timing of Conflict.
CEPR Discussion Papers, 4245
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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.
| Item Type: | Paper |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Timing of conflict; war; easy targets |
| Faculties: | Economics > Chairs > MPI for Tax Law and Public Finance |
| Subjects: | 300 Social sciences > 330 Economics |
| JEL Classification: | B31, D74, H77 |
| Language: | English |
| Item ID: | 24399 |
| Date Deposited: | 30. Mar 2015, 10:21 |
| Last Modified: | 03. Mar 2017, 10:54 |
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