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Activity Choices of Internally Displaced Persons and Returnees: Post-War Northern Uganda
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T. Bruck
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Households in Conflict Network ,
2011
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This paper studies the effect of living in an internally displaced people’s (IDP) camp on economic activity choices in post war northern Uganda. As the decision to relocate from a camp is voluntary, c...
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Malnutrition, subsequent Risk of Mortality and Civil War in Burundi
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P. Verwimp
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Households in Conflict Network ,
2011
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The paper investigates the effect of child malnutrition on the risk of mortality in Burundi, a very poor country heavily affected by civil war. We find that undernourished children, as measured by the...
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The human capital consequences of civil war: evidence from Guatemala
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R. Chamarbagwala (ed);H.E Moran (ed)
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Households in Conflict Network ,
2008
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The demographic and socio-economic distribution of excess mortality during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda
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D. de Walque;P. Verwimp
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Households in Conflict Network ,
2009
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This paper studies the long-term demographic consequences of the Rwandan genocide (1994) and, in particular, it analyzes how excess mortality was distributed in the population. It also gives a shor...
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Votes and violence: evidence from a field experiment in Nigeria
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P. Collier;P.C. Vicente
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Households in Conflict Network ,
2008
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Although many African states made the transition from autocracy to democracy, the shift has not been an easy one. Recent elections in Zimababwe, Kenya and Nigeria have exposed vote-buying, ballot f...
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Rivalry and revenge: making sense of violence against civilians in conventional civil wars
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L. Balcells
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Households in Conflict Network ,
2008
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What leads armed groups in conflict to target non-combatants to a greater or lesser degree? Recent research on violence against civilians during wars has emphasized war-related factors over politic...
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Consumption growth, household splits and civil war
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P. Verwimp;T. Bundervoet
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Households in Conflict Network ,
2008
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A growing volume of literature is examining the impact of household specific and village level shocks on household consumption. This paper studies the evolution of individual and household welfare ...
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From violence to voting: war and political participation in Uganda
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C. Blattman
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Households in Conflict Network ,
2008
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What is the political legacy of violent conflict? This paper presents evidence for a link between war, violence and increased individual political participation and leadership among former com...
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Social Capital and the Rwandan genocide: a micro-level analysis
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S. Pinchotti;P. Verwimp
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Households in Conflict Network ,
2007
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This document examines how the theory of social capital can be used to understand the violence that took place in a Rwandan community 50 KM south of the capital. It analyses the role of a small g...
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Massive civilian displacement in civil war: assessing variation in Colombia
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A. Steele
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Households in Conflict Network ,
2007
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Displacement of civilians is a common outcome of civil war, but is usually seen as a by-product of the activities of armed groups, rather than a strategy. This paper discusses how armed groups use dis...
