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Why do we see boom-and-bust growth in fragile and conflict-affected states?
One of the most pressing challenges in development policy is to bring about rapid, sustained, and inclusive growth in developing countries...
Fragile states Conflict Economic growthBlog
Our project on the institutional legacies of violent conflict
One of the most critical challenges in international development today is to understand how best to support peace, security, economic recovery, and legitimate political authority in fragile and conflict-affected countries...
Institutions Conflict Post-conflictPresentation
Patricia Justino briefs Swedish aid agency on aid in autocracies and fragile countriesOn 4 February 2020, UNU-WIDER's Senior Research Fellow Patricia Justino will be giving a presentation at an event organised by Sweden’s government agency for development cooperation Sida as part of their Department for Africa’s...
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Secession and social polarization: Evidence from CataloniaDoes secessionism lead to social polarization? Despite much research on independence movements, their relationship to polarization, a key mechanism theorized as increasing the chances of violent conflict, remains less understood...
Catalonia Conflict Independence movementsBlog
Nobel Peace Prize acknowledges link between preventing hunger and promoting peace Professor Patricia Justino is a leading expert on the links between political violence and economic development. Her work has greatly expanded knowledge about the intersection between poverty, food insecurity, and conflict...
Conflict Peace HungerJournal Article
Development programs, security, and violence reduction: Evidence from an insurgency in IndiaIndia has employed a variety of military, political and economic measures to combat the long running insurgency in Kashmir with little evidence on what contributes to stability in the region...
Conflict Multiple structural breaks Development programsProject
Institutional legacies of violent conflict
Theme: Transforming states
Violent conflict Political violence Wartime governanceWorking Paper
Civic legacies of wartime governanceIn conflict zones around the world, both state and non-state actors deliver governance at local levels. This paper explores the long-term impact of individual exposure to ‘wartime governance’ on social and political behaviour...
Conflict State-building Local developmentJournal Article
Early life shocks and mental health: The long-term effect of war in VietnamThis paper provides causal evidence on early-life exposure to war on mental health status in adulthood...
Health outcomes War Mental healthJournal Article
Aid Targeting to Fragile and Conflict-Affected States and Implications for Aid EffectivenessPart of Journal Special Issue Aid Impact and Effectiveness
Aid effectiveness Foreign aid Fragile statesWorking Paper
Aid targeting to fragile and conflict-affected states and implications for aid effectivenessWhile significant amounts of foreign aid have been allocated to the group of so-called fragile and conflict-affected states in recent years, it is not clear whether that aid is targeted to where it is most needed...
Aid effectiveness Foreign aid Fragile statesProject
Inequality and governance in unstable democracies – the mediating role of trust
Theme: Transforming states
Governance Trust Economic inequalityWorking Paper
Early life shocks and mental health: The long-term effect of war in VietnamThis paper provides causal evidence on early-life exposure to war on mental health status in adulthood...
Health outcomes War Mental healthJournal Article
Tax Revenue Mobilization in Conflict-affected Developing CountriesPart of Journal Special Issue Fiscal Policy, State Building and Economic Development
Conflict Taxation Revenue mobilizationWorking Paper
Conflict and development: Recent research advances and future agendasWe survey selected parts of the growing literature on the microeconomics of violent conflict, identifying where academic research has started to establish stylized facts and where methodological and knowledge gaps remain...
Conflict Violence War