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 religious groups (i.e., Christians and Muslims). Violent conflict had a … this finding is that the threat posed by violent conflict strengthens ingroup cohesion, erodes trust in outgroup members …

2021 showed that 65% of the population believe they are unlikely to be directly affected by violent conflict in the future …, the less worried they are about getting victimized. The negative correlation between violent conflict and expected … victimization might be due to the existential threat posed by violent conflict, which prompts people to rely more heavily on their …

This study examines how exposure to violent conflict influences individuals’ expectations about Nigeria's future … economic performance. It employs forest cover as an instrumental variable to identify the causal effect of violent conflict on … expected economic performance. The regression results reveal that violent conflict makes people pessimistic about the economy …

violent conflict are not uniform. This study assesses the differential effects of violent conflict on young people's education … analysis points to two suggestive patterns. First, violent conflict causes immense destruction but is not always associated … case studies between the share of young adults and the likelihood of communities experiencing violent conflict. In fact …