International Journal of
Peace and Development Studies

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Peace and Dev. Stud
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6621
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPDS
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 105

Full Length Research Paper

Natural resources and civil conflicts: Policy analysis under general equilibrium

Md. Didarul Hasan
  • Md. Didarul Hasan
  • Department of Economics, Asian University for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh
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Sajal Lahiri
  • Sajal Lahiri
  • Department of Economics, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL 62901, U.S.A.
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  •  Received: 21 August 2017
  •  Accepted: 10 November 2017
  •  Published: 31 December 2017

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