Butterfly Effects in Global Trade: Disruption and Diversion in Border Disputes

• In Event: IPE and Conflict

Brief Overview

This paper examines disruptive and diversionary effects of border disputes on dyadic trade flows between 1950 and 2010, showing that border disputes produce positive diversion flows to non-disputing parties in the trade network.

Authors

• Tim Marple, University of California-Berkeley

• Ryan David Brutger, University of California-Berkeley