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On the Incentives of Violence

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  • Benedikt Korf

    (Benedikt Korf (corresponding author) is at the Department of Geography, University of Liverpool, Roxby Building, Liverpool L69 3BX, United Kingdom, Tel: +44 (0)151 7942840, Fax: +44 (0)151 7942866. E-mail: B.Korf@liv.ac.uk)

  • Stefanie Engel

    (Stefanie Engel is at the Center for Development Research (ZEFb), Walter-Flex-Str. 3, D-53113 Bonn, Germany)

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  • Benedikt Korf & Stefanie Engel, 2006. "On the Incentives of Violence," South Asia Economic Journal, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, vol. 7(1), pages 99-116, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:soueco:v:7:y:2006:i:1:p:99-116
    DOI: 10.1177/139156140500700106
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