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公共物品供给与国内冲突的复发
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进行的战争动员。这个变量的数据也取自冲突终结数据库。
(三)控制变量
本文的回归方程首先保留了国家能力这个变量,并以现值美元计算的人均军
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事开支的对数来加以度量。 芭芭拉·沃尔特和贾森·奎因(Jason Quinn)等的
研究表明,国家能力显著地降低国内冲突复发的概率。本文期待同样的结果。
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作者用下述两个变量来模拟冲突历史,其中之一是上一次(轮)冲突持续的
天数以及战死人数。由于两个数据都远远偏离正态分布,所以本文做了对数化处
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理。有学者发现,冲突持续时间越久,复发的可能性越小。 与此同时,伤亡人
数越大,战争再次发生的可能性越大,因为它会产生强烈的复仇欲望,并克服交
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战双方的信息不对称问题。
回归方程还控制了前一次(轮)战争结束方式这一虚拟变量:决定性胜利
(1)或否(0)。战争如果以压倒性胜利结束,那么被击败的一方很难再有机会
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卷土重来。 其次,上一次冲突的解决方式也可能是签订和平协议。按照冲突结
束数据库的界定,和平协议涉及解决或协调利益冲突问题。它的全部条款或主要
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内容被上一次冲突的所有各方或主要方签字接受。 相对于停火,和平协议是一
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