27.02.2023 New Publication: COVID-19 fatalities and internal conflict: Does government economic support matter?

This is a collaborative study that examines the association between COVID-19 mortality rates and the risk of internal conflicts worldwide, with a particular focus on the potential moderating role of government economic support. The study has been published in the European Journal of Political Economy.

In a nutshell, this study by Professors Mohammad Reza Farzanegan & Hassan F. Gholipour found that:

• Higher COVID-19 mortality rates increase the risk of internal conflict.
• Government economic measures may weaken this positive association.
• COVID-19 fatalities primarily affect the risk of civil disorder.
• The results are based on a sample of 114 countries over 2020-2021.
• Future studies can explore the long-term effects of COVID-19 on conflicts.

You can access the full study until 18 April 2023 through this link provided by Elsevier: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1gfo8e52OvMmz

To cite the study:

Farzanegan, M.R., Gholipour, H.F., 2023. COVID-19 fatalities and internal conflict: Does government economic support matter? European Journal of Political Economy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2023.102368