Quantifying the Impacts of Capturing Territory from the Government in the Republic of Yemen

Quantifying the Impacts of Capturing Territory from the Government in the Republic of Yemen

This article estimates how households were affected by the mostly non-violent capture of Yemen’s capital in 2014 using a survey conducted as the capital was captured. Although socioeconomically advantaged households were initially better able to cope with the shock than other households, the cap...

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Main Author: Tandon, Sharad
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
CONFLICT
POVERTY
GENDER
FOOD PRICES
FRAGILITY
WELFARE IMPACT
PRICE SHOCK
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/834521527693205252/Quantifying-the-impacts-of-capturing-territory-from-the-government-in-the-Republic-of-Yemen
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spelling okr-10986-298872021-12-17T16:07:57Z Quantifying the Impacts of Capturing Territory from the Government in the Republic of Yemen Tandon, Sharad CONFLICT POVERTY GENDER FOOD PRICES FRAGILITY WELFARE IMPACT PRICE SHOCK This article estimates how households were affected by the mostly non-violent capture of Yemen’s capital in 2014 using a survey conducted as the capital was captured. Although socioeconomically advantaged households were initially better able to cope with the shock than other households, the capture resulted in a robust decline in expenditure for the entire population within three months. Struggling households turned to a number of coping strategies to meet their basic needs- they increasingly made purchases on credit, increased their reliance on self-employment to deal with a decline in the economic climate, and reduced both the quantity and quality of foods consumed. Furthermore, women were affected by the capture more so than men. These results demonstrate that the capture of territory without wide-spread violence can result in a nearly immediate decline in standards of living and further illustrate the manners in which households were able to cope with the shock. 2018-06-18T20:20:16Z 2018-06-18T20:20:16Z 2018-05 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/834521527693205252/Quantifying-the-impacts-of-capturing-territory-from-the-government-in-the-Republic-of-Yemen http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29887 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8458 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Middle East and North Africa Yemen, Republic of
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POVERTY
GENDER
FOOD PRICES
FRAGILITY
WELFARE IMPACT
PRICE SHOCK
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POVERTY
GENDER
FOOD PRICES
FRAGILITY
WELFARE IMPACT
PRICE SHOCK
Tandon, Sharad
Quantifying the Impacts of Capturing Territory from the Government in the Republic of Yemen
geographic_facet Middle East and North Africa
Yemen, Republic of
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8458
description This article estimates how households were affected by the mostly non-violent capture of Yemen’s capital in 2014 using a survey conducted as the capital was captured. Although socioeconomically advantaged households were initially better able to cope with the shock than other households, the capture resulted in a robust decline in expenditure for the entire population within three months. Struggling households turned to a number of coping strategies to meet their basic needs- they increasingly made purchases on credit, increased their reliance on self-employment to deal with a decline in the economic climate, and reduced both the quantity and quality of foods consumed. Furthermore, women were affected by the capture more so than men. These results demonstrate that the capture of territory without wide-spread violence can result in a nearly immediate decline in standards of living and further illustrate the manners in which households were able to cope with the shock.
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author Tandon, Sharad
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title Quantifying the Impacts of Capturing Territory from the Government in the Republic of Yemen
title_short Quantifying the Impacts of Capturing Territory from the Government in the Republic of Yemen
title_full Quantifying the Impacts of Capturing Territory from the Government in the Republic of Yemen
title_fullStr Quantifying the Impacts of Capturing Territory from the Government in the Republic of Yemen
title_full_unstemmed Quantifying the Impacts of Capturing Territory from the Government in the Republic of Yemen
title_sort quantifying the impacts of capturing territory from the government in the republic of yemen
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/834521527693205252/Quantifying-the-impacts-of-capturing-territory-from-the-government-in-the-Republic-of-Yemen
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