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Famine and the aid response : evidence from the announcement of famine-like conditions in the Republic of Yemen
Tandon, Sharad; Vishwanath, Tara - 2019
Using a high-frequency mobile phone survey of food security conducted by the World Food Programme, this paper investigates how food assistance and access to food changed following the announcement of famine-like conditions in the Republic of Yemen. Among the mobile phone-using population, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012008382
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Elite capture of foreign aid : evidence from offshore bank accounts
Andersen, Jørgen Juel; Johannesen, Niels; Rijkers, Bob - 2020
Do elites capture foreign aid? This paper documents that aid disbursements to highly aid-dependent countries coincide with sharp increases in bank deposits in offshore financial centers known for bank secrecy and private wealth management, but not in other financial centers. The estimates are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012229106
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Conflict and cooperation in managing international water resources
Barrett, Scott - 1994
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000148290
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Group-based cognitive behavioral training improves mental health of SME entrepreneurs : experimental evidence from conflict-affected areas of Pakistan
Saraf, Priyam; Rahman, Tasmia; Jamison, Julian C. - 2019
fragility, conflict and violence, entrepreneurs of small and medium-size experience chronic stress and poor mental health on a … small and medium-size enterprise entrepreneurs in conflict-affected parts of Pakistan. Entrepreneurs in the treatment group …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012051846
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No household left behind : Afghanistan targeting the ultra poor impact evaluation
Bedoya, Guadalupe; Coville, Aidan; Haushofer, Johannes; … - 2019
increase in many fragile and conflict-affected areas where half of the extreme poor are expected to reside by 2030. These areas …-push" interventions can dramatically reduce poverty in fragile and conflict-affected regions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012051866
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The relationship between conflicts, economic shocks, and death with depression, economic activities, and human capital investment in Nigeria
Jamison, Julian C.; McGee, Kevin Robert; Oseni, Gbemisola; … - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012002662
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Conflict, household victimization, and welfare : does the perpetrator matter?
Kaila, Heidi; Azad, M. Abul Kalam - 2019
This paper studies the relationship between conflict and household welfare by using a detailed panel data set of … household victimization across the most conflict-affected regions in Nigeria between 2010 and 2017, during a time characterized … by a sharp increase in conflict. The North East region has been hardest hit with the recent Boko Haram insurgency. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012121116
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Measuring violent conflict in micro-level surveys : current practices and methodological challenges
Brück, Tilman; Justino, Patricia; Verwimp, Philip; … - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011551136
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Conflict and the composition of economic activity in Afghanistan
Galdo, Virgilio; López Acevedo, Gladys; Rama, Martín - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012230821
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The relationship between female labor force participation and violent conflicts in South Asia
Robertson, Raymond; López Acevedo, Gladys; Morales, Matías - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012230848