Schooling, violent conflict, and gender in Burundi (English)

This paper investigates the effect of exposure to violent conflict on human capital accumulation in Burundi. It combines a nationwide household survey with secondary sources on the location and timing of the conflict. Only 20 percent of the birth cohorts studied (1971-1986) completed primary education. Depending on the specification, the probability of completing primary schooling for a boy exposed to violent conflict declines by 7 to 17 percentage...

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Verwimp,Philip;

Van Bavel,Jan;
Document Date
2013/04/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS6418
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Burundi,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2013/04/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Schooling, violent conflict, and gender in Burundi
Keywords
Violent Conflict

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Verwimp,Philip; Van Bavel,Jan.

Schooling, violent conflict, and gender in Burundi (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 6418 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/861501468015611707

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