Globalization and Conflicts: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Corporations in Africa
利用2007-2018年非洲跨国公司附属机构与总部的地理数据及冲突数据，研究发现跨国公司活动增加了暴力冲突数量，尤其在土地密集型行业，这加剧了当地不满并引发暴力。
Abstract Using a novel georeferenced dataset on the affiliates and headquarters of multinational enterprises between 2007 and 2018 together with georeferenced conflict data for the African continent, this work establishes a causal link between the activities of multinational enterprises and violent conflicts: multinational activity increases the number of conflicts. This particularly applies to sectors intense in scarce resources, especially land. As farming is the primary source of food and income for Africans, land-intensive activity on the part of multinationals increases local grievances, escalating to violent actions. These effects are magnified in areas targeted for large-scale land acquisitions.