Board #23 - Iron and Steel Production’s Effect on Conflict Fatalities—What it Says About the Likelihood of War

• In Event: 86-305 - Poster Session: Economic and Cultural Determinants of International Security

Brief Overview

This paper investigates the influence of iron and steel production on fatalities witnessed by a state in conflict. Interpretation concludes that this relationship is significant and positive for nondemocracies, while it is negative for democracies.

Authors

• Ryan Jacob Rohrbach, University at Buffalo

• Collin Anderson, University at Buffalo