Long-term consequences of armed conflicts on poverty: the case of Cambodia

Sung Jin Kang (), Yasuyuki Sawada and Yong Woon Chung ()
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Sung Jin Kang: Korea University
Yong Woon Chung: Green Technology Center Korea

Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science, 2017, vol. 1, issue 2, No 14, 519-535

Abstract: Abstract Using the Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey 2011, this study is to quantify the impacts of disabilities induced by armed conflicts on poverty. Two main empirical findings emerge: First, disabilities aggravate poverty by 12–15%. Especially, disabilities caused by war and land mines exacerbate poverty significantly by 26–27%. In contrast, congenital disabilities or disabilities caused by accidents and diseases do not generate significant impact on poverty. Second, household characteristics, such as the number of household members, residential area, education, and marriage status of household head, are systematically correlated with poverty.

Keywords: Cambodia; Landmine; Disability; Poverty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I1 I3 O1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/s41685-017-0050-4

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