Warlords,famine and food aid: Who fights,who starves? |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, P.O. Box 1766, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates;2. Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, P.O.Box 1766, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates;3. Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates;1. College of Business Administration, Department of Accounting, Finance, & Economics, Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC, 29733, USA;2. Rawls College of Business, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 79409, USA |
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| Abstract: | We examine the effects of famine relief efforts (food aid) in regions undergoing civil war. In our model, warlords seize a fraction of all aid. They hire their troops within a population with varied productivities or skills. We determine the equilibrium distribution of labor in this environment and study how the existence and allocation strategies of a benevolent food aid agency affect this equilibrium. Our model allows us to predict who will be recruited, who will receive aid, and who will die of famine in every circumstance. |
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| Keywords: | Food aid Civil war Warlords Famine |
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