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Artisanal gold mining and conflict in Africa
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It is estimated that 63 percent of people directly involved in artisanal and small-scale mining in
Africa are committed to gold mining. We use georeferenced data (0.5×0.5 decimal degree level)
on gold-suitable zones to document the impact of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM)
on conflict in 54 African countries for the period 1997-2018. By exploiting exogenous variations
in world prices, the results suggest that ASGM is associated with higher risk of conflict. A
disaggregation of conflict into different types suggests that ASGM lowers the risk of larger and
deadlier events but increases the risk of intermittent or less-lethal events.
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Conflict Artisanal mining Gold Africa Disaggregated data Natural resources