I plugged that first question into another of these kinds of products (called Elicit), and I think it did a much better job: https://elicit.org/search?q=what+i

I plugged that first question into another of these kinds of products (called Elicit), and I think it did a much better job: https://elicit.org/search?q=what+is+the+relationship+between+commodity+prices+and+civil+war%3F https://elicit.org/search?q=what+is+the+relationship+between... It found relevant sources and had decent summaries of each. (edit: I just noticed it also has a summary of the whole question on the left too. Maybe someone who knows the econ side of it can attest to whether it's correct: > SUMMARY OF TOP 4 PAPERS > These papers suggest that lower commodity prices are associated with increased civil conflict. Demuynck 2008 found that a drop in prices of tropical agricultural commodities increases the attractiveness of other ‘economic’ activities such as rebellion/warfare and can, therefore, trigger civil conflict. Morgan 2014 found that commodity price volatility causes a commitment problem that should increase the probability of armed conflict. Ciccone 2018 found that international commodity price downturns sparked civil wars in Sub-Saharan Africa. Dube 2013 found that a sharp fall in coffee prices during the 1990s lowered wages and increased violence differentially in municipalities cultivating more coffee. )