Armed Conflict and Economic Performance in Rwanda

Pieter Serneels and Marijke Verpoorten

No 2, IOB Analyses & Policy Briefs from Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB)

Abstract: We study whether conflict had an impact on economic performance across Rwandan administrative sectors six years after end of massive violence. Economic performance is measured using household expenditure data from a nationwide survey. Conflict intensity is measured using an index of excess mortality called WEMI (wartime excess mortality index). The findings show that economic performance was significantly lower in conflict-affected sectors, even after controlling for production factors (land, labor, education).

Keywords: Rwanda (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 2 pages
Date: 2013-05
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