The North East Development Commission (NEDC), supported by the World Bank, is developing a stabilization and development masterplan for the North East states affected by the Boko Haram insurgency. This...
Violent conflicts present a formidable threat to regional economies. Throughout the world, border regions in many countries are possibly impacted by the cross-border economic effects of regional insurgencies...
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and its economic and social effects on households have created an urgent need for timely data to help monitor and mitigate the social and economic impacts of the...
The COVID-19 pandemic and its economic and social effects on households have created an urgent need for timely data to help monitor and mitigate the social and economic impacts of the crisis and protect...
Intimate partner violence is the most common form of violence against women in conflict and non-conflict settings, but in conflict settings it often receives less attention than other forms of gender-based ...
This paper has been prepared to inform discussions at the July 2019 meeting of the Lake Chad Governors’ Forum. It deals with the important issue of cross-border trade and the regional economy. It identifies ...
This paper has been prepared to inform discussions at the July 2019 meeting of the Lake Chad Governors’ Forum. It deals with the important issue of cross-border trade and the regional economy. It identifies ...
Post-election violence is a common form of conflict, but its underlying mechanisms are not well understood. Using data from the 2007 Philippine mayoral elections, this paper provides evidence that post-election ...
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...
Youth is a critical issue for the Lake Chad Region (LCR), comprising the areas of Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria closest to the Lake. Roughly two-thirds of the population of these countries is under...
Youth is a critical issue for the Lake Chad Region (LCR), comprising the areas of Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria closest to the Lake. Roughly two-thirds of the population of these countries is under...
This paper analyzes the long-term health impacts of Nepal's 1996-2006 civil conflict. It exploits the heterogeneity in conflict intensity across villages and birth cohorts to document long-term health...
This paper analyzes the long-term health impacts of Nepal's 1996–2006 civil conflict. It exploits the heterogeneity in conflict intensity across villages and birth cohorts to document long-term health...