Household Recovery from Internal Displacement in Northern Uganda

O’Reilly, Colin
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Colin W. O'Reilly

World Development, 2015, vol. 76, issue C, 203-215

Abstract: Northern Uganda experienced violent conflict for over 15years, resulting in the internal displacement of over 1,800,000 Ugandans. In the five years that followed a cease fire agreement in 2006 nearly all the displaced persons returned home. The difference in the growth of consumption between returnee households and a comparison group of non-displaced households is estimated using propensity score matching. After an initial shock to consumption and assets upon return, returnee households experience a period of catch-up growth. These results contribute to understanding the dynamics of recovery from displacement and have implications for the policy response during recovery.

Keywords: civil war; post-conflict recovery; internal displacement; migration; Africa; Uganda (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.07.011

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