Inequality and Civil War: A Synthetic Controls Approach

• In Event: Economic Conditions and Violence II: International capital, poverty, and inequality

Brief Overview

This paper explores the effect of civil war on inequality using a synthetic controls approach. We find that post-conflict income inequality increases in democratic regimes, while it decreases in authoritarian regimes.

Authors

• Andres Sandoval, Tulane University

• Mart Trasberg, Tulane University of Louisiana