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Mercenaries in civil wars, 1950-2000
[Söldner in Bürgerkriegen, 1950-2000]

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  • Chojnacki, Sven
  • Metternich, Nils
  • Münster, Johannes

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This paper investigates the determinants of mercenary participation in civil wars during the second half of the 20th century. We present a new dataset on mercenary activities and use it to test hypotheses derived from a simple gametheoretic model of demand and supply in the market for force. We find that higher GDP and diamond deposits in a country increase the probability that mercenaries fight in an internal war. Military interventions also increase the risk of mercenary involvement, with the exception of UN interventions.

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  • Chojnacki, Sven & Metternich, Nils & Münster, Johannes, 2009. "Mercenaries in civil wars, 1950-2000 [Söldner in Bürgerkriegen, 1950-2000]," Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Processes and Governance SP II 2009-05, WZB Berlin Social Science Center.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:wzbmpg:spii200905
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    1. Ulrich Petersohn, 2017. "Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs), Military Effectiveness, and Conflict Severity in Weak States, 1990–2007," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 61(5), pages 1046-1072, May.
    2. Ulrich Petersohn, 2014. "The Impact of Mercenaries and Private Military and Security Companies on Civil War Severity between 1946 and 2002," International Interactions, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(2), pages 191-215, March.

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