Working Papers
Read from a series of more than 400 working papers
Using Cross-Survey Imputation to Estimate Poverty for Venezuelan Refugees in Colombia
Hai-Anh Dang, Ibrahima Sarr, Carlos Santiago Guzman Gutierrez, Theresa Beltramo, Paolo Verme
Household consumption or income surveys do not typically cover refugee populations. In the rare cases where refugees are included, inconsistencies between different data sources could […]
Mulubrhan Amare, Lucia Carrillo, Katrina Kosec, Jordan Kyle,
Using original survey data from three states in rural, southwestern Nigeria, this study examines the relationship between conflict intensity at various distances and the empowerment […]
Shocking social safety: Evidence from violence and drought in North-east Nigeria
Wolfgang Stojetz, Piero Ronzani, Tilman Brück, Jeanne Pinay, Marco d'Errico
Polycrises created by violent conflict and climate change are ubiquitous. Yet, the impacts of conflict and climatic shocks on human behavior and welfare have largely […]
Wolfgang Stojetz, Piero Ronzani, Tilman Brück, Jeanne Pinay, Marco d'Errico
This paper provides novel evidence on the impacts of agricultural support programs in acute emergency settings, by studying resilience in mostly rural areas in the […]
Stephen O’Connell, Onur Altındağ, and Rim Achour
We examine how allocating a fixed social assistance budget across localities using different prioritization rules affects both beneficiary selection and program effectiveness. By simulating each […]
The Backlash Effect of State Coercion: Protest Resilience Under Costly and Targeted Repression
The relationship between state repression and protests is complex, as repression can deter or incite protests and escalate to violence. Additionally, it remains unclear which […]