Neil Ferguson

Can Jobs Programs Build Peace?

Neil Ferguson, Tilman Brück, Valeria Izzi, Wolfgang Stojetz

In the last decade, well over $10bn has been spent on interventions that aim to build peace and social stability through employment. Despite this degree […]

Determinants and Dynamics of Forced Migration to Europe: Evidence from a 3-D Model of Flows and Stocks

Eleonora Nillesen, Kai M. Dunker Aline Meysonnat, Neil Ferguson, Tilman Brück

Abstract: Violent conflict is a well-recogniseddriver of forced migration but literature does not usually consider the pull factors that might also cause irregular movements. In […]

Assets for Alimentation? The Nutritional Impact of Assets-Based Programming in Niger

Neil Ferguson, Oscar Mauricio Díaz Botía J. Ouédraogoc Z. Ziegelhöfer, Tilman Brück

A recent strand of aid programming aims to develop household assets by removing the stresses associated with meeting basic nutritional needs. In this paper, we […]

Micro-Foundations of Fragility: Concepts, Measurement and Application

Ghassan Baliki, Neil Ferguson, Sindu W. Kebede, Tilman Brück

We explore the micro-foundations of fragility by discussing how to measure the exposure to fragility at the individual level. We focus on two notions that […]

Money Can’t Buy Love but Can it Buy Peace? Evidence from the EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation

Neil Ferguson, Tilman Brück

In 1998, the Good Friday Agreement concluded a period of violence in Northern Ireland yet the scars of the conflict remained prevalent in the political […]

The Legacy of Conflict: Regional Deprivation and School Performance in Northern Ireland

Maren Michaelsen, Neil Ferguson

The relationship between deprivation and educational outcomes has been the subject of a long-running and deep debate in the economic literature. Recent discussions have focused […]