Search Results - "Lehmann, M Christian"
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Foreign interests and state repression: Theory and evidence from the Armenian genocide
Published in Journal of peace research (01-03-2023)“…Existing work seeks explanations for state repression mainly in domestic factors such as ethnic/religious cleavages, poverty and inequality, struggle for…”
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The Returns to Microenterprise Support among the Ultrapoor: A Field Experiment in Postwar Uganda
Published in American economic journal. Applied economics (01-04-2016)“…We show that extremely poor, war-affected women in northern Uganda have high returns to a package of $150 cash, five days of business skills training, and…”
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Voters’ response to in-kind transfers: Quasi-experimental evidence from prescription drug cost-sharing in Brazil
Published in Economics letters (01-11-2019)“…In metropolitan areas the Brazilian government provides drugs against hypertension and diabetes for free, and against other diseases 90 percent below market…”
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U.S. Refugee Aid and Civil Conflict
Published in Defence and peace economics (17-11-2021)“…I present evidence that U.S. aid for refugees mitigates civil conflict in their origin country. My main result is that a 10 percent increase in U.S…”
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Refugees, Mobilization, and Humanitarian Aid: Evidence from the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Lebanon
Published in The Journal of conflict resolution (01-05-2020)“…This article examines whether refugees are prime candidates for recruitment into armed groups and whether humanitarian aid to refugees impacts their choice to…”
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Aiding refugees, aiding peace?
Published in Journal of public economic theory (01-09-2020)“…I add two novel features to the two‐player contest model, the workhorse model of civil war: civilians can flee (i.e., become refugees) and refugees receive…”
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Why are tax revenues of local governments so low?
Published in Applied economics letters (02-07-2016)“…Using a unique data set on federal grants and tax revenues of more than 5000 Brazilian cities, we find that the federal government imposes an implicit tax of…”
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Fiscal Space and the Supply of Pro‐Government Militias
Published in Journal of public economic theory (01-12-2024)“…ABSTRACT Militias hamper state‐building by undermining the government's monopoly of violence, which creates an environment of anarchy. Yet many governments…”
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New directions for sepsis and septic shock research
Published in The Journal of surgical research (01-04-2015)“…Abstract Background Septic shock is a frequent complication in intensive care unit that can result in multiple organ failure and death. In addition, recent…”
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Anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial effects of iron chelation in experimental sepsis
Published in The Journal of surgical research (01-01-2016)“…Abstract Background Sepsis is the systemic inflammatory response to an infection. Generation of reactive oxygen species represents an important part of the…”
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