The Human Capital Peace Dividend

Mounu Prem, Juan Vargas and Olga Namen

Journal of Human Resources, 2023, vol. 58, issue 3, 962-1002

Abstract: While the literature has documented negative effects of conflict on educational outcomes, there is little evidence on the effect of conflict termination. We show how the permanent ceasefire declared by FARC’s insurgency during peace negotiations with the Colombian government caused a differential improvement on several educational outcomes in the areas affected by FARC violence prior to the ceasefire. These effects are not explained by peace building and post-war recovery investments, and they are only partially driven by wartime child soldiering. Instead, we find support for other mechanisms, such as the post-ceasefire plummeting of victimization and new economic opportunities in treated areas.

JEL-codes: D74 I21 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
Note: DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.59.1.0320-10805R2
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Working Paper: The Human Capital Peace Dividend (2020)
Working Paper: The Human Capital Peace Dividend (2020)
Working Paper: The Human Capital Peace Dividend (2020)
Working Paper: The human capital peace dividend (2019)
Working Paper: The human capital peace dividend (2019)
Working Paper: The Human Capital Peace Dividend (2019)
Working Paper: The human capital peace dividend (2019)
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