Households in Conflict Network

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 […]

Building Resilience in Conflict Areas: Quasi-experimental Evidence from Borno State in North-east Nigeria

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 […]

Geographic poverty targeting in social protection programs: Evidence from a nationwide policy experiment

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

Francisca Castro, 

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 […]

The Indirect Effect of Violence Via Unemployment on Destination Choice of Migrants: The Case of Poor People in Colombia

Lina María Sánchez-Céspedes, 

Areas with violence problems have traditionally been considered the origin of migration flows but not their destination. We propose that the effect of violence on […]

You’re not like us! Ethnic discrimination and national belonging in Nigeria

Daniel Tuki, 

This study examined the effect of ethnic discrimination on Nigerians’ sense of national identification relative to ethnic identification. The regression results revealed that the experience […]