Local Economic Conditions and Participation in the Rwandan Genocide
This paper uses new data on participation to examine how local economic conditions shaped within-country variation in willingness to participate in violentactivities during the Rwandan genocide. It discusses and […]
During the 1980s, the Peruvian society was deeply and negatively affected by two significant issues: In the first place, the economic crisis that ended in […]
Election Fraud and Post-Election Conflict: Evidence from the Philippines
Benjamin Crost, Joseph H. Felter Hani Mansour Daniel I. Rees
Previous studies have documented a positive association between election fraud and the intensity of civil conflict. It is not clear, however, whether this association is […]
After the end of a civil war that lasted for more than two decades, in 2005 hundreds of thousands of displaced people started returning to […]
Effect of Conflict on Dietary Energy Supply: Evidence from Cote d’Ivoire
Saumik Paul, Andrew L. Dabalen
In this paper we estimate the causal effects of conflict on dietary energy supply in Côted’Ivoire. To identify the true impact of conflict, we use (1) […]
Political Mobilization in Tibet
This paper aims to investigate the root of ongoing conflict between China and Tibetan regions for independence. By using the data collected from waves of […]
The Long-Term Direct and External Effects of Jewish Expulsions in Nazi Germany
Mevlude Akubulut, Mutlu Yuksel
This paper examines the long-term direct and spillover effects of large-scale human capital loss caused by the persecution of Jewish professionals in Nazi Germany. Using […]
Measuring Conflict Exposure in Micro-Level Surveys
Tilman Brück, Patricia Justino, Philip Verwimp, Andrew Tedesco Alexandra Avdeenko
Violent conflict is a key obstacle to overall economic development and specifically to human development. Conflicts vary greatly in their nature – hence the impacts of conflicts […]
Displacement and Education of the Next Generation: Evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina
In this paper, I study how displacement of parents during a violent conflict affects investment in their children’s’ education years later. Using ethnic division during the […]
The Legacy of Conflict: Regional Deprivation and School Performance in Northern Ireland
Neil Ferguson, Maren Michaelsen,
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 […]
Ana María Ibáñez, Philip Verwimp, Juan Carlos Muñoz Mora
This paper explores the importance of the risk of violence on the decision making of rural households, using a unique panel data set for Colombian […]
Local Warming and Violent Conflict in North and South Sudan
Margherita Calderone, Jean-Francois Maystadt, Liangzhi You
Weather shocks and natural disasters, it has been argued, represent a major threat to national and international security. Our paper contributes to the emerging micro-level […]
Urban violence and humanitarian action in Medellin
Colombia has long experienced acute forms of political violence in and at the periphery of its major cities. Humanitarian agencies have also for decades protected […]
Revisiting Haiti’s Gangs and Organized Violence
Though a preoccupation with organized violence has dominated much of the discourse on politics and development in Haiti, little research exists on Haiti’s urban gangs […]
The Geography of Inter-State Resource Wars
Dominic Rohner, Francesco Caselli Massimo Morelli
We establish a theoretical as well as empirical framework to assess the role of resource endowments and their geographic location for inter-State conflict. The main […]
Buying Peace: The Mirage of Demobilizing Rebels
Philip Verwimp, Olivia D’Aoust Olivier Sterck
In 2009, hostilities were brought to an end in Burundi when the FNL rebel group laid down weapons. In exchange for peace, ex-rebels benefited from […]
Trusting the Enemy: Confidence in the state among ex-combatants
War-torn societies are often racked with generalized distrust, both among citizens and between citizens and the state. Even long after conflict ends, former combatants who […]
Gender-Differential Effects of Conflict on Education: The Case of the 1981-1993 Punjab Insurgency
Prakarsh Singh, Olga Shemyakina,
This study explores the long-run effect of the 1981-1993 Punjab Insurgency on the educational attainment of adults who were between ages 6-16 years at the […]
Evaluating programmes in conflict-affected areas
Carlos Bozzoli, Tilman Brück, Nina Wald,
We provide an overview over the concepts, pitfalls and challenges involved in conducting scientifically sound impact evaluations and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in conflict-affected and […]
The Impact of Conflict on Education Attainment and Enrollment in Colombia: lessons from recent IDPs
Ruth Uwaifo Oyelere, Kate Wharton
Forty years of low-intensity internal armed conflict have made Colombia home to over 3 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), the world’s largest population. The effect […]