1. Conflict Initiation and the Coase Theorem Sandeep Baliga 2. Misperceptions and the dynamics of conflict Daron Acemoglu 3. Power Mismatch, Shocks and Conflict Dominic Rohner 4. On the Salience of Ethnic Conflict Garance Genicot 5. Polarization and Conflict Joan Esteban 6. Trade Policy in the Shadow of War: A Quantitative Toolkit for Geoeconomics Mathias THOENIG 7. Conflict in History Hans-Joachim Voth 8. Strategic militarization Adam Meirowitz 9. Propaganda and Conflict Konstantin Sonin 10. Climate and Conflict Edward Miguel 11. The Psychology of Conflict Elizabeth Levy Paluck