Breeding Grievances Thy Neighbor: Regional Heterogeneity in the Effect of Foreign Investment on Domestic Violence

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

Brief Overview

We argue that foreign investment promotes domestic peace in the region of investment by reducing inequality within the region, whereas it increases the risk of civil violence in its neighboring regions by aggravating inequality between the regions.

Authors

• Yoo Sun Jung, Texas A & M University-College Station

• Yohan Park, Texas A & M University-College Station