par Verwimp, Philip 
;Van Bavel, Jan
Référence The World Bank economic review, 28, 2, page (384-411), lht010
Publication Publié, 2014
;Van Bavel, JanRéférence The World Bank economic review, 28, 2, page (384-411), lht010
Publication Publié, 2014
Article révisé par les pairs
| Résumé : | We investigate the effect of exposure to violent conflict on human capital accumulation in Burundi. We combine a nationwide household survey with secondary sources on the location and timing of the conflict. Only 20 percent of the birth cohorts studied (1971- 1986) completed primary education. Depending on the specification, we find that the probability of completing primary schooling for a boy exposed to violent conflict declined by 7 to 17 percentage points compared to a nonexposed boy, with a decline of 11 percentage points in our preferred specification.We also find that exposure to violent conflict reduces the gender gap in schooling, but only for girls from nonpoor households. Forced displacement is one of the channels through which conflict affects schooling. Our results are robust to various specifications and estimation methods. © The Author 2013. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / THE WORLD BANK. All rights reserved. |
