Conflict, Aspirations, and Women’s Empowerment: Household Survey Evidence from Farmer-Herder Conflicts in Nigeria

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

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

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

Who Hosts? The Correlates of Hosting the Internally Displaced

Tens of millions of individuals are displaced due to violence, and most are hosted by other households in their home countries. We ask what motivates […]

Inverted “U” of fear: The paradox of conflict exposure and expected victimization in Kaduna, Nigeria

Using novel survey data collected from the Northern Nigerian state of Kaduna, this study examines the effect of exposure to violent conflict on people’s expectation […]

Armed conflict and gendered participation in agrifood systems: Survey evidence from 29 African countries

This paper provides empirical microlevel evidence on the gendered impacts of armed conflict on economic activity in agriculture and other sectors, combining large-N sex-disaggregated survey […]

Suffering and smiling: What determines happiness among Nigerians?

Using the Wave 7 World Values Survey (WVS) dataset, this study examined the determinants of happiness among Nigerians with a focus on exposure to violent […]

The Power of Dialogue: Forced Displacement and Social Integration amid an Islamist Insurgency in Mozambique

With global forced displacement at an unprecedented level, there is an increasing demand for low-cost interventions that can reduce tension between displaced persons and host […]

Violent Conflict and Parochial Trust: Lab-in-the-Field and Survey Evidence

How does conflict exposure affect trust? We hypothesize that direct (firsthand) experience with conflict induces parochialism: trust towards out-groups worsens, but trust towards in-groups, owing […]

Fear to Vote: Explosions, Salience, and Elections

Criminal groups use violence strategically to manipulate the behavior of victims and bystanders. At the same time, violence is a stimulus that causes fear, which […]

You’re not welcome! Violence and support for a grazing ban policy in Kaduna, Nigeria

This study examined the effect of victimization – i.e., the concrete experience of violence – on support for a policy banning the opening grazing of […]

Violent conflict and hostility towards ethno-religious outgroups in Nigeria

This study examined the effect of exposure to violent conflict on hostility towards ethnic and religious outgroups among Nigeria’s population and among its two major […]

Under God’s protective wings: Does exposure to violent conflict make Nigerians value God more?

This study examines the effect of exposure to violent conflict on the importance that Nigerians attach to God in their lives. The regression results show […]

Is there a religious dimension to concern about farmer-herder conflicts in Nigeria?

Although many studies have been conducted on the conflicts between Fulani nomadic herders and sedentary farmers over land and water resources in Nigeria, very few […]

Exposure to collective gender-based violence causes intimate partner violence

Globally, one in three women experience intimate partner violence (IPV) over their lifetimes. Yet, the factors that cause men to commit IPV remain poorly understood. […]

Coping with Compounding Challenges in Conflict Crises: Evidence from North-east Nigeria

This paper analyzes how the intersectionality of gender, forced displacement, and collective violence shapes coping behaviors in conflict crises, paying particular attention to household composition […]

How to conduct impact evaluations in humanitarian and conflict settings

Methodological, ethical and practical challenges make it difficult to use experimental and rigorous quasi-experimental approaches to conduct impact evaluations in humanitarian emergencies and conflict settings […]

The Protective Role of Index Insurance in the Experience of Violent Conflict: Evidence from Ethiopia

Droughts are among the leading causes of livestock mortality and conflict among pastoralist populations in East Africa. To foster climate resiliency in these populations, Index […]

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