David Ubilava
Senior Research Fellow and Director
CoPE lab
We study the economic forces that shape conflict—and the conditions that help communities build durable peace.
Our team
The Conflict and Peace Economics Lab is a research group based at the University of Sydney.
Ashani Amarasinghe
Senior Research Fellow
Justin Hastings
Senior Research Fellow
Andrey Vasnev
Senior Research Fellow
Charles Sayers
Junior Research Fellow
Andreanna Le
Junior Research Fellow
Joseph Quek
Junior Research Fellow
Amelia Youens
Junior Research Fellow
Research output
Our research agenda asks how economic conditions shape conflict, peace, and resilience in fragile settings. We bring applied economics into conversation with the wider study of political violence and social stability.
Economic Development and Cultural Change · Published online
Partisan alignment, insurgency and security: Evidence from the Indian Red-corridor
Ashani Amarasinghe · Pushkar Maitra · Yuchen Zhong
American Journal of Agricultural Economics · 108(1), 3–27
Climate, crops, and postharvest conflict
David Ubilava
Journal of Peace Research · 62(6), 1714–1732
Agricultural roots of social conflict in Southeast Asia
Justin V. Hastings · David Ubilava
SSRN working paper
Aid, interrupted: Conflict dynamics following the USAID suspension in Africa
Annabelle Tan · Ashani Amarasinghe · David Ubilava
SSRN working paper
Prices and protests: Evidence from maize markets across Africa
Aaron Humphreys · David Ubilava
Working paper
Getting along or getting ahead? The domestic roots of status-seeking in international relations
Ashani Amarasinghe · Kathryn Baragwanath
Workshop series
The Social Conflict and Political Economy (SCoPE) Workshop brings together researchers working across economics, political science, and conflict studies.