From economic competition to military combat: export similarity and international conflict

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Kavaklı, Kerim Can and Chatagnier, Tyson (2015) From economic competition to military combat: export similarity and international conflict. (Accepted/In Press)

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Abstract

The vast majority of the extant literature on trade and conflict focuses on bilateral trade to determine whether commerce has a pacifying effect upon pairs of states. We argue that this focus neglects a critical role of international trade: creating tension between states that sell similar goods to the global market. We consider this role explicitly and operationalize its effects empirically. Using commodity-level trade data from 1962-2000 we show that countries that produce and sell similar goods are generally more likely to fight, even after we take into account their bilateral trade ties and institutional membership in the global economic system. Our findings are robust to numerous alternative specifications and suggest a strong relationship between economic competition in the global market and military conflict between states.
Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: trade, war, globalization, econometrics
Subjects: J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Academic programs > International Studies
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Academic programs > Political Science
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Academic programs > Conflict Analysis And Resolution
Depositing User: Kerim Can Kavaklı
Date Deposited: 30 Sep 2015 15:02
Last Modified: 23 Aug 2019 10:10
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/27217

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