Details about Philip Verwimp

Homepage:	http://www.hicn.org
Workplace:	Centre Emile Bernheim, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Université Libre de Bruxelles (Free University of Brussels), (more information at EDIRC) European Centre for Advanced Research in Economics and Statistics (ECARES), Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Université Libre de Bruxelles (Free University of Brussels), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2023

1. 'It's our turn (not) to learn': the pitfalls of education reform during post-war institutional transformation
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

2022

2. Entry into Marriage, Motherhood and the Arab Spring: Evidence from Egypt
   Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
3. Fighting Covid-19 amidst Civil Conflict: Micro-Level Evidence from Burkina Faso
   Working Papers, Lund University, Department of Economics
   Also in HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network (2022)
   Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2022)
   See also Journal Article in World Development (2023)

2020

4. Ethno-Regional Favoritism and the Political Economy of School Test Scores
   HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network
   Also in Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2019)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2023)
5. Forced Displacement, Migration and Fertility in Burundi
   ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article in Population and Development Review (2020)
6. The Spread of COVID-19 in Belgium: a Municipality-Level Analysis
   HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (9)
   Also in Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2020) View citations (9)
7. Violence exposure and poverty: Evidence from the Burundi civil war
   ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (15)
   Also in Post-Print, HAL (2020) View citations (16)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Comparative Economics (2020)

2019

8. The microeconomics of violent conflict
   ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (40)
   Also in HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network (2018) View citations (10)
9. Unruly entrepreneurs–investigating value creation by microfinance clients in rural Burundi
   ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (1)

2018

10. Violent Conflict, Transport Costs, and Poverty: An Instrumental Variables Approach with Geospatial Data for Nigeria
    Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
    Also in HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network (2018)

2017

11. Are we counting all the poor? Accounting for the intra-household allocation of consumption in Burundi
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics (2017)
12. Childhood Aspirations, Occupational Outcomes and Exposure to Violence: Evidence from Burundi
    Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
    Also in HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network (2017)
13. Migration, Forced Displacement and Fertility during Civil War: A Survival Analysis
    Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (2)
    Also in HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network (2017) View citations (2)
14. Returning Home after Civil: WarFood security and nutrition among Burundian households
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Studies (2018)
15. Violence exposure and deprivation: Evidence from the Burundi civil war
    Working Papers, DIAL (Développement, Institutions et Mondialisation) View citations (5)

2016

16. Measuring violent conflict in micro-level surveys: current practices and methodological challenges
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article in The World Bank Research Observer (2016)
17. Pro-social behavior after a disaster: parochial or universal? Evidence from a natural experiment in Belgium
    Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (1)
18. Secondary School as a Contraceptive: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Burundi
    Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
19. Violence Exposure and Welfare over Time: Evidence from the Burundi Civil War
    Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (4)
20. Who Benefited from Burundi’s Demobilization Program?
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2016)
    See also Journal Article in The World Bank Economic Review (2018)

2015

21. Are We Counting all the Poor ?Reporting under-and Overestimations in the Headcount
    Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
22. Disentangling True from Self-Reported Attitude-Behavior Consistency: a KAP Survey Experiment
    Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
23. Forced displacement and refugees in Sub-Saharan Africa: an economic inquiry
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
24. Foreign Fighters in Syria and Iraq and the Socio-Economic Environment They Faced at Home: a Comparison of European Countries
    Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
    Also in HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network (2015)
25. The Long-Term Effects of Conflict on Welfare: Evidence from Burundi
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (3)
26. Unruly Entrepreneurs - Value Creation and Value Capture by Microfinance Clients in Rural Burundi
    Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (1)

2014

27. Extortion with Protection: Understanding the Effect of Rebel Taxation on Civilian Welfare in Burundi
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2014) View citations (3)
    Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2014) View citations (3)
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network (2014) View citations (4)
28. Sexual Violence in Burundi: Victims, perpetrators, and the role of conflict
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (3)
29. The Power of the Family: Kinship and Intra-Houselhold Decision-Making in Rural Burundi
    Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economics of the Household (2018)

2013

30. Abandoning Coffee under the Threat of Violence and the Presence of Illicit Crops. Evidence from Colombia
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (6)
    Also in Documentos CEDE Series, Universidad de Los Andes, Economics Department (2013) View citations (4)
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE (2013) View citations (5)
31. Business under Fire: Entrepreneurship and Violent Conflict in Developing Countries
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (40)
32. Buying Peace: The Mirage of Demobilizing Rebels
    Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (3)
    Also in LIDAM Discussion Papers IRES, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES) (2013) View citations (3)
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network (2013) View citations (4)
33. Measuring Conflict Exposure in Micro-Level Surveys
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (4)
34. Micro-level dynamics of conflict, violence and development: A new analytical framework
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (5)
35. Research and policy implications from a micro-level perspective on the dynamics of conflict, violence and development
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (19)
36. Schooling, violent conflict, and gender in Burundi
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (15)
    Also in Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2011) View citations (5)
    Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2011)
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network (2011) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in The World Bank Economic Review (2014)
37. Violent Conflict and Entrepreneurship: business under fire
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (4)
38. Violent conflict and gender inequality: an overview
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (23)
    Also in Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2012) View citations (4)
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network (2012) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in The World Bank Research Observer (2013)

2012

39. Dictatorship in a single export economy
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles

2011

40. Malnutrition, Subsequent Risk of Mortality and Civil War in Burundi
    Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
    Also in Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2011) View citations (2)
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network (2011)
41. The 1990-1992 Massacres in Rwanda: A Case of Spatial and Social Engineering?
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (2)

2010

42. A Phoenix in Flames ?Portfolio Choice and Violence in Civil War in Rural Burundi
    Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (24)
    Also in Research Working Papers, MICROCON - A Micro Level Analysis of Violent Conflict (2010) View citations (24)
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network (2010) View citations (24)
43. Does Conflict affect Preferences? Results from Field Experiments in Burundi
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (31)
    Also in Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2010) View citations (36)
    Research Working Papers, MICROCON - A Micro Level Analysis of Violent Conflict (2010) View citations (41)
44. Identifying Conflict and Violence in Micro-Level Surveys
    Economics of Security Working Paper Series, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research View citations (19)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (23)
45. The Impact of Violent Conflict on Child Health: What Are the Channels?
    Policy Briefings, MICROCON - A Micro Level Analysis of Violent Conflict View citations (10)

2009

46. Civil War and the Welfare of Extended Households: Evidence from Longitudinal Data from Burundi
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (13)
47. Design of Surveys in Conflict-Affected Areas
    HiCN Research Design Notes, Households in Conflict Network
48. Fourth HiCN Workshop Summary of Discussions: Linking micro- and macro-level conflict processes
    HiCN Research Design Notes, Households in Conflict Network
49. Grievance, Commodity Prices and Rainfall: A Village-level Analysis of Rebel Recruitment in Burundi
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (4)
50. Integrating Conflict Questions in a Household Survey: An Example from Burundi
    HiCN Research Design Notes, Households in Conflict Network View citations (4)
51. Rebel Recruitment in a Coffee Exporting Economy
    Research Working Papers, MICROCON - A Micro Level Analysis of Violent Conflict View citations (4)
52. The Demographic and Socio-Economic Distribution of Excess Mortality during the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (5)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2009) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of African Economies (2010)
53. Winners and Losers Among a Refugee-Hosting Population
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (17)
    Also in LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) (2009) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Development and Cultural Change (2014)

2008

54. Consumption Growth, Household Splits and Civil War
    Research Working Papers, MICROCON - A Micro Level Analysis of Violent Conflict View citations (9)
    Also in Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2008) View citations (12)
55. Enforcing Peace Agreements through Commitment Technologies
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (1)
56. Health and Civil War in Rural Burundi
    Research Working Papers, MICROCON - A Micro Level Analysis of Violent Conflict View citations (11)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2007) View citations (18)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2008) View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (2009)
57. Poverty Dynamics, Violent Conflict and Convergence in Rwanda
    Research Working Papers, MICROCON - A Micro Level Analysis of Violent Conflict View citations (37)
    Also in HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network (2006) View citations (40)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Income and Wealth (2013)
58. Third HiCN Workshop Summary of Discussions: Micro level conflict processes and institutions
    HiCN Research Design Notes, Households in Conflict Network
59. Vulnerability to Conflict: a micro-perspective
    HiCN Research Design Notes, Households in Conflict Network

2007

60. Civil war, crop failure, and child stunting in Rwanda
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Development and Cultural Change (2011)
61. SOCIAL CAPITAL and the RWANDAN GENOCIDE A Micro-Level Analysis
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (15)
62. Second HiCN Workshop Summary of Discussions: The Unit of Analysis and the Micro-Level Dynamics of Violent Conflict
    HiCN Research Design Notes, Households in Conflict Network
63. The Bosnian Book of Dead: Assessment of the Database (Full Report)
    HiCN Research Design Notes, Households in Conflict Network View citations (8)

2006

64. Civil War, Crop Failure, and the Health Status of Young Children
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (16)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (13)
65. First HiCN Workshop Summary of Discussions
    HiCN Research Design Notes, Households in Conflict Network

2005

66. Civil War and Economic Sanctions: Analysis of Anthropometric Outcomes in Burundi
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (16)

2004

67. Child Survival and the Fertility of Refugees in Rwanda after the Genocide
    PRUS Working Papers, Poverty Research Unit at Sussex, University of Sussex View citations (22)

2003

68. Dictatorship in a Single Export Crop Economy
    Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven
    Also in Public Economics Working Paper Series, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centrum voor Economische Studiën, Working Group Public Economics (2003) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Theoretical Politics (2012)
69. Does Globalisation benefit the poor: liber amicorum
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
70. Micro-level Evidence from Rwanda
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (10)

2002

71. Agricultural Policy, Crop Failure and the 'Ruriganiza' Famine (1989) in Southern Rwanda: a Prelude to Genocide ?
    Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven View citations (1)

2001

72. A Quantitative Analysis of Genocide in Kibuye Prefecture, Rwanda
    Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven View citations (1)

1999

73. Estimating Returns to Education in Off-Farm Activities in Rural Ethiopia
    Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven
    Also in Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven (1999)
    See also Journal Article in Ethiopian Journal of Economics (1999)

Undated

74. Food Security, Violent Conflict and Human Development: Causes and Consequences
    UNDP Africa Policy Notes, United Nations Development Programme, Regional Bureau for Africa

Journal Articles

2023

1. Ethno-regional favoritism and the political economy of school test scores
   Journal of Development Economics, 2023, 165, (C)
   See also Working Paper (2020)
2. Fighting Covid-19 amidst civil conflict: Micro-level evidence from Burkina Faso
   World Development, 2023, 170, (C)
   See also Working Paper (2022)

2022

3. Pro-social behavior after a disaster: Evidence from a storm hitting an open-air festival
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2022, 198, (C), 493-510 View citations (1)

2020

4. Forced Displacement, Migration, and Fertility in Burundi
   Population and Development Review, 2020, 46, (2), 287-319 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper (2020)
5. Violence exposure and poverty: Evidence from the Burundi civil war
   Journal of Comparative Economics, 2020, 48, (4), 822-840 View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper (2020)

2018

6. Returning Home after Civil War: Food Security and Nutrition among Burundian Households
   Journal of Development Studies, 2018, 54, (6), 1019-1040 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper (2017)
7. The power of the family: kinship and intra-household decision making in rural Burundi
   Review of Economics of the Household, 2018, 16, (2), 323-346 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2014)
8. Who Benefited from Burundi’s Demobilization Program?
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2018, 32, (2), 357-382 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper (2016)

2017

9. ARE WE COUNTING ALL THE POOR?
   Journal of Demographic Economics, 2017, 83, (3), 307-327
10. Are we Counting all the Poor ? Accounting for the Intra-Household Allocation of Consumption in Burundi
    JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, 2017, 83, (3), 307-327 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (2017)
    Software Item

2016

11. Measuring Violent Conflict in Micro-level Surveys: Current Practices and Methodological Challenges
    The World Bank Research Observer, 2016, 31, (1), 29-58 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper (2016)

2014

12. Extortion with Protection
    Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2014, 58, (8), 1474-1499 View citations (3)
13. Schooling, Violent Conflict, and Gender in Burundi
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2014, 28, (2), 384-411 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper (2013)
14. Winners and Losers among a Refugee-Hosting Population
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2014, 62, (4), 769 - 809 View citations (98)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2013

15. Business under Fire
    Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2013, 57, (1), 3-19 View citations (4)
16. Poverty Dynamics, Violent Conflict, and Convergence in R wanda
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2013, 59, (1), 66-90 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
17. Violent Conflict and Gender Inequality: An Overview
    The World Bank Research Observer, 2013, 28, (1), 110-138 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper (2013)

2012

18. Dictatorship in a single export crop economy
    Journal of Theoretical Politics, 2012, 24, (2), 210-234
    See also Working Paper (2003)
19. Undernutrition, subsequent risk of mortality and civil war in Burundi
    Economics & Human Biology, 2012, 10, (3), 221-231 View citations (24)
20. Violent Conflict and Behavior: A Field Experiment in Burundi
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (2), 941-64 View citations (430)

2011

21. Civil War, Crop Failure, and Child Stunting in Rwanda
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2011, 59, (4), 777 - 810 View citations (163)
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2010

22. The Demographic and Socio-economic Distribution of Excess Mortality during the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda
    Journal of African Economies, 2010, 19, (2), 141-162 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2009

23. Health and Civil War in Rural Burundi
    Journal of Human Resources, 2009, 44, (2) View citations (231)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
24. Symposium. The economics of conflict: Theory and micro-level evidence
    Economics of Peace and Security Journal, 2009, 4, (1), 30-31

2006

25. Machetes and Firearms: The Organization of Massacres in Rwanda
    Journal of Peace Research, 2006, 43, (1), 5-22 View citations (14)

2005

26. An economic profile of peasant perpetrators of genocide: Micro-level evidence from Rwanda
    Journal of Development Economics, 2005, 77, (2), 297-323 View citations (82)
27. Child Survival and Fertility of Refugees in Rwanda
    European Journal of Population, 2005, 21, (2), 271-290 View citations (42)

2004

28. Games in Multiple Arenas, Foreign Intervention and Institutional Design on the Eve of the Rwandan Genocide
    Peace Economics, Peace Science, and Public Policy, 2004, 10, (1), 1-47

2003

29. Testing the Double-Genocide Thesis for Central and Southern Rwanda
    Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2003, 47, (4), 423-442 View citations (25)
30. The political economy of coffee, dictatorship, and genocide
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2003, 19, (2), 161-181 View citations (34)

1999

31. Estimating Returns to Education in Off-Farm Activities in Rural Ethiopia
    Ethiopian Journal of Economics, 1999, 05, (2), 101 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper (1999)

Edited books

2013

1. A Micro-Level Perspective on the Dynamics of Conflict, Violence, and Development
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (41)

Software Items

Undated

1. Codes and data files for “Are we Counting all the Poor ? Accounting for the Intra-Household Allocation of Consumption in Burundi”
   JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics - Data and Codes, Cambridge University Press
   See also Journal Article in JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics (2017)