Conflict, Household Victimization, and Welfare : Does the Perpetrator Matter?

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 sh...

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Main Authors: Kaila, Heidi, Azad, M. Abul Kalam
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/348121568728252841/Conflict-Household-Victimization-and-Welfare-Does-the-Perpetrator-Matter
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spelling okr-10986-324272022-09-05T00:22:43Z Conflict, Household Victimization, and Welfare : Does the Perpetrator Matter? Kaila, Heidi Azad, M. Abul Kalam CONFLICT VICTIMIZATION FOOD SECURITY CONSUMPTION MENTAL HEALTH VIOLENCE INSURGENCY 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 North Central region has seen clashes between herders and farmers over land and resources. Several militant groups operate in the oil-producing Niger Delta region, where their aim is to extract resources by disrupting oil production. By exploiting the plausibly exogenous variation in the timing, intensity, and spatial distribution of victimization, this study finds that becoming a victim of conflict leads to higher food insecurity and decreased consumption. Since different types of actors have different motivations for their actions, the consequences of victimization might vary depending on the perpetrator. The study finds that events perpetrated by insurgents are the most detrimental to consumption, whereas food insecurity increases as a consequence of insurgent and criminal activity. This is in line with the results being strongest in the North East, which also has the highest intensity of conflict. The study also finds that property-related events are more detrimental to consumption and food insecurity than are violent events. Likewise, it finds suggestive evidence that violent events, as well as events perpetrated by insurgents and bandits, are detrimental to mental health. The findings highlight the importance of collecting nuanced information on victimization in conflict-affected areas. 2019-09-19T19:41:25Z 2019-09-19T19:41:25Z 2019-09 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/348121568728252841/Conflict-Household-Victimization-and-Welfare-Does-the-Perpetrator-Matter http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32427 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9019 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 Africa Nigeria
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topic CONFLICT
VICTIMIZATION
FOOD SECURITY
CONSUMPTION
MENTAL HEALTH
VIOLENCE
INSURGENCY
spellingShingle CONFLICT
VICTIMIZATION
FOOD SECURITY
CONSUMPTION
MENTAL HEALTH
VIOLENCE
INSURGENCY
Kaila, Heidi
Azad, M. Abul Kalam
Conflict, Household Victimization, and Welfare : Does the Perpetrator Matter?
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Nigeria
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9019
description 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 North Central region has seen clashes between herders and farmers over land and resources. Several militant groups operate in the oil-producing Niger Delta region, where their aim is to extract resources by disrupting oil production. By exploiting the plausibly exogenous variation in the timing, intensity, and spatial distribution of victimization, this study finds that becoming a victim of conflict leads to higher food insecurity and decreased consumption. Since different types of actors have different motivations for their actions, the consequences of victimization might vary depending on the perpetrator. The study finds that events perpetrated by insurgents are the most detrimental to consumption, whereas food insecurity increases as a consequence of insurgent and criminal activity. This is in line with the results being strongest in the North East, which also has the highest intensity of conflict. The study also finds that property-related events are more detrimental to consumption and food insecurity than are violent events. Likewise, it finds suggestive evidence that violent events, as well as events perpetrated by insurgents and bandits, are detrimental to mental health. The findings highlight the importance of collecting nuanced information on victimization in conflict-affected areas.
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Azad, M. Abul Kalam
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title Conflict, Household Victimization, and Welfare : Does the Perpetrator Matter?
title_short Conflict, Household Victimization, and Welfare : Does the Perpetrator Matter?
title_full Conflict, Household Victimization, and Welfare : Does the Perpetrator Matter?
title_fullStr Conflict, Household Victimization, and Welfare : Does the Perpetrator Matter?
title_full_unstemmed Conflict, Household Victimization, and Welfare : Does the Perpetrator Matter?
title_sort conflict, household victimization, and welfare : does the perpetrator matter?
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/348121568728252841/Conflict-Household-Victimization-and-Welfare-Does-the-Perpetrator-Matter
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