This thesis comprises four essays on the economic analysis of conflict, with an emphasis on non-traditional motivation among parties to the conflict. The first chapter surveys the literature on emotions and conflict economics. The second chapter proposes a theory of peaceability in conflict. Peaceability captures the willingness of a contenting party to fight and is arguably an important dimension of conflict not previously identified. The third chapter presents a theory of resource use and conflict, in which blame is an important motivation for conflict. Finally, the fourth chapter explores incomplete information as a potential source of conflict, wherein a contending party is uncertain about his opponent’s true willingness to fight.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:uottawa.ca/oai:ruor.uottawa.ca:10393/39869 |
| Date | 22 November 2019 |
| Creators | Critoph, Elise |
| Contributors | Heyes, Anthony, Hotte, Louis |
| Publisher | Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa |
| Source Sets | Université d’Ottawa |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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