The Seasonality of Conflict

The Seasonality of Conflict

This paper investigates whether poor employment prospects of potential insurgents help to fuel conflict. The paper provides a new test of this "opportunity cost mechanism" using one of the largest shocks to labor demand in agricultural so...

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Main Authors: Guardado, Jenny, Pennings, Steven
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
FRAGILE STATES
CONFLICT-AFFECTED STATES
LABOR MARKET
LABOR DEMAND
HARVEST CYCLE
EMPLOYMENT
INSURGENCY
OPPORTUNITY COST
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/261391598906198836/The-Seasonality-of-Conflict
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34421

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/261391598906198836/The-Seasonality-of-Conflict
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34421

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