Kibrom A. Abay, Halefom Yigzaw Nigus, Martin Paul Jr. Tabe-Ojong
Amid a surge in armed conflicts in Africa, the impact of armed conflicts on social cohesion and potential avenues to rebuild social cohesion in conflict-affected […]
Ghassan Baliki, Wolfgang Stojetz, Tilman Brück, Mekdim D. Regassa, Damir Esenaliev, Milena Tzvetkova, Monika Schreiner
The COVID-19 pandemic caused extensive food insecurity in low-income countries. However, most studies rely on aggregate-level exposure measures, overlooking individual-level heterogeneity and introducing measurement errors […]
Although considerable attention has been given to the growing realignment of many West African countries away from their former colonial ruler, France, and toward Russia—particularly […]
Assessing the impact of violent conflict on attitudes toward military rule in Nigeria
Violent conflict is often assumed to undermine democratic legitimacy and increase public support for authoritarian alternatives. Yet empirical evidence remains limited, particularly in the context […]
Agricultural shocks and long-term conflict risk: Evidence from desert locust swarms
Can transitory economic shocks affect long-term violent conflict risk? This paper studies this question using data on con ict events and desert locust swarm exposure […]
Religion and prejudice: Micro-level evidence from Africa
While scholarship on religious tolerance has grown, little is known about how (non)religious identity shapes prejudice in highly religious societies, particularly in the Global South. […]
Conflict exposure and healthcare perceptions: Micro-level evidence from Africa
Although considerable research has examined the impact of violent conflict on health outcomes in Africa—such as undernutrition, child mortality, and maternal mortality—a significant gap remains […]
Dorothee Weiffen, Ghassan Baliki, Tilman Brück, Jan Elfes
Households living in humanitarian settings face extreme vulnerability to adverse shocks. Cash transfers can reduce this vulnerability and enhance household welfare. However, the potential of […]
The COVID-19 pandemic and intra-household tensions in Africa
Wolfgang Stojetz, Tilman Brück, Mekdim D. Regassa, Anke Hoeffler
This study examines the impact of countermeasures, such as stay-at-home orders and school closures, on stress within households during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a phone […]
Francisca Castro, Tilman Brück, Wolfgang Stojetz, Hadi Jaafar
When refugees flee abroad, they carry the legacy of their traumatic experiences across borders. While there are over 43 million refugees worldwide, the long-term effects […]
Wolfgang Stojetz, Tilman Brück, Carlo Azzarri, Erdgin Mane
This paper provides evidence on the impacts of armed conflict and climate change on individual labor intensity. Based on pooled labor force survey, climate, and […]
The Scar of Civil War: Exposure in (Early) Childhood and School Test Scores as a Teenager
This paper investigates the effect of civil war exposure in (early) childhood on school test scores as a teenager. It uses test scores from the […]
High-Skilled Migration from Myanmar: Responses to Signals of Political and Economic Stabilization
Yashodhan Ghorpade, Muhammad Saad Imtiaz and Theingie Han
In recent years Myanmar has witnessed considerable economic and political instability, leading many young people, particularly the higher-skilled, to consider migrating abroad for improved prospects. […]
Yashodhan Ghorpade, Muhammad Saad Imtiaz
We examine the relationship between violent conflict and the willingness of potential migrants to accept lower skilled work (occupational downgrading). We develop a theoretical model […]
Let the poor breathe! Poverty and anti-government protests in Nigeria
Daniel Tuki, Hussaini Kwari
Despite the rising incidence of poverty in Nigeria and the increasing frequency of anti-government protests driven by citizens’ inability to meet their basic food needs, […]
The Long Shadow of Conflict on Human Capital: Intergenerational Evidence from Peru
Saurabh Singhal, Alessandra Hidalgo-Aréstegui, Catherine Porter, Alan Sanchez
This paper estimates the intergenerational impacts of mothers’ exposure to the 1980-2000 Peruvian civil conflict on their children’s socio-emotional skills development. We combine longitudinal data, […]
Wolfgang Stojetz, Piero Ronzani, Ghassan Baliki, Tilman Brück, Sarah Fenzl
This paper studies the social protection of refugees during a pandemic. A pandemic adds to the many existing challenges refugees face, creating a dangerous polycrisis. […]
Aysegül Kayaoglu, Ghassan Baliki, Tilman Brück,
Climate change and violent conflict are defining challenges of our time. However, it is not yet understood how they interact in shaping human welfare and […]
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 […]