When Rebels Attack : Quantifying the Impacts of Capturing Territory from the Government in Yemen

When Rebels Attack : Quantifying the Impacts of Capturing Territory from the Government in Yemen

Households were adversely affected by the mostly nonviolent capture of Yemen’s capital in 2014. Although socioeconomically advantaged households were initially better able to cope with the shock than other households, the capture resulted in a decline in expenditure for the entire population within...

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Main Author: Tandon, Sharad
Format: Journal Article
Published: Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2020
Subjects:
CONFLICT
POVERTY
GENDER
FRAGILITY
PRICE SHOCK
FOOD PRICES
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34865
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spelling okr-10986-348652021-04-23T14:02:10Z When Rebels Attack : Quantifying the Impacts of Capturing Territory from the Government in Yemen Tandon, Sharad CONFLICT POVERTY GENDER FRAGILITY PRICE SHOCK FOOD PRICES Households were adversely affected by the mostly nonviolent capture of Yemen’s capital in 2014. Although socioeconomically advantaged households were initially better able to cope with the shock than other households, the capture resulted in a decline in expenditure for the entire population within three months. Struggling households turned to several coping strategies—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, there was evidence of a loss of autonomy for women, where women were less likely to oversee food purchases and more likely to be in the household during the survey interview. These results demonstrate that the capture of territory without widespread violence can result in a decline in standards of living and further illustrate the manners in which households were able to cope with the shock. 2020-12-03T20:02:35Z 2020-12-03T20:02:35Z 2019-06 Journal Article World Bank Economic Review 1564-698X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34865 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Middle East and North Africa Yemen, Republic of
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topic CONFLICT
POVERTY
GENDER
FRAGILITY
PRICE SHOCK
FOOD PRICES
spellingShingle CONFLICT
POVERTY
GENDER
FRAGILITY
PRICE SHOCK
FOOD PRICES
Tandon, Sharad
When Rebels Attack : Quantifying the Impacts of Capturing Territory from the Government in Yemen
geographic_facet Middle East and North Africa
Yemen, Republic of
description Households were adversely affected by the mostly nonviolent capture of Yemen’s capital in 2014. Although socioeconomically advantaged households were initially better able to cope with the shock than other households, the capture resulted in a decline in expenditure for the entire population within three months. Struggling households turned to several coping strategies—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, there was evidence of a loss of autonomy for women, where women were less likely to oversee food purchases and more likely to be in the household during the survey interview. These results demonstrate that the capture of territory without widespread violence can result in a 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
author_facet Tandon, Sharad
author_sort Tandon, Sharad
title When Rebels Attack : Quantifying the Impacts of Capturing Territory from the Government in Yemen
title_short When Rebels Attack : Quantifying the Impacts of Capturing Territory from the Government in Yemen
title_full When Rebels Attack : Quantifying the Impacts of Capturing Territory from the Government in Yemen
title_fullStr When Rebels Attack : Quantifying the Impacts of Capturing Territory from the Government in Yemen
title_full_unstemmed When Rebels Attack : Quantifying the Impacts of Capturing Territory from the Government in Yemen
title_sort when rebels attack : quantifying the impacts of capturing territory from the government in yemen
publisher Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
publishDate 2020
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34865
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