Estimating the Causal Effects of Conflict on Education in Cote d'Ivoire

Saumik Paul, Andrew Dabalen

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Abstract

This article evaluates the effect of armed conflict on years of schooling in Côte d’Ivoire. We combine differences in conflict intensity across departments and differences across age cohorts to identify an individual’s indirect exposure to conflict. The difference-in-difference outcomes indicate that the average years of education for a school-going-age cohort is 0.94 years fewer compared to an older cohort in conflict-affected regions. We further use a set of victimisation indicators to identify the direct effect of conflict. Overall, the findings across different models suggest a drop in average years of education by a range of 0.2 to 0.9 fewer years. The estimated effect is larger for males and individuals between 19 and 22 years of age.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1631-1646
Number of pages16
JournalThe Journal of Development Studies
Volume50
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Dec 2014

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