Economic Origins of War and Peace
Contributors: Frieden, Jeffry
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Description: Why do wars happen, and what do societies fight over? Why are international relations sometimes fearful and aggressive and other times harmonious? I show that these questions can be fruitfully explored by importing some basic economic theory into the existing bargaining theory of war. A separate essay analyzes the interactions between the United States and countries that may be pursuing nuclear weapons.
Notes: Keywords: bargaining theory, nuclear proliferation, war.

Thesis Ph.D. Harvard University 2012