Schooling, Violent Conflict, and Gender in Burundi

dc.creatorVan Bavel, Jan
dc.creatorVerwimp, Philip
dc.date2013-09-04T15:31:56Z
dc.date2013-09-04T15:31:56Z
dc.date2013-04
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:57:57Z
dc.descriptionThis 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 points compared to a nonexposed boy, with a decline of 11 percentage points in the preferred specification. In addition, exposure to violent conflict reduces the gender gap in schooling, but only for girls from nonpoor households. Forced displacement is one of the channels through which conflict affects schooling. The results are robust to various specifications and estimation methods.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/04/17615182/schooling-violent-conflict-gender-burundi
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15561
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-6418
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/413604
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6418
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subjectADEQUATE NUTRITION
dc.subjectADULT MORTALITY
dc.subjectAGE AT MARRIAGE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SHOCKS
dc.subjectARMED CONFLICT
dc.subjectBATTLES
dc.subjectBOMBING
dc.subjectBOMBINGS
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCHILD SOLDIERS
dc.subjectCIVIL CONFLICT
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectCIVIL WARS
dc.subjectCOMPLETION RATE
dc.subjectCONFLICTS
dc.subjectDEATHS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectDISPLACEMENT CAMP
dc.subjectDISPLACEMENT CAMPS
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectEARLY ONSET
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectEDUCATION DATA
dc.subjectEDUCATION FOR ALL
dc.subjectEDUCATION OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectEDUCATION SECTOR
dc.subjectEDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL PLANNING
dc.subjectELECTIONS
dc.subjectEXPERIENCED VIOLENCE
dc.subjectEXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE
dc.subjectFAMINE
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFEMALE ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY DECLINE
dc.subjectFIGHTING
dc.subjectFIRST BIRTH
dc.subjectFOOD CROPS
dc.subjectFORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectFUTURE GENERATIONS
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectGENDER GAP IN PRIMARY
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITIES
dc.subjectGENDER PARITY
dc.subjectGENDER PARITY INDEX
dc.subjectGENDER ROLES
dc.subjectGENOCIDE
dc.subjectGROSS ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectGROSS ENROLLMENT RATE
dc.subjectGROSS ENROLLMENT RATES
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CONSEQUENCES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ASSETS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectHUSBANDS
dc.subjectIMF
dc.subjectIMPACT OF CONFLICT
dc.subjectIMPACT ON CHILDREN
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFORMAL INSURANCE
dc.subjectINFORMAL INSURANCE MECHANISMS
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectJOURNALISTS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIMITED RESOURCES
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMARRIED COUPLE
dc.subjectMASSACRES
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMINORITY
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectNATIONAL PROGRESS
dc.subjectNATIONS
dc.subjectNEO
dc.subjectNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectNUMBER OF GIRLS
dc.subjectORPHANS
dc.subjectPEACE
dc.subjectPEACE RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL POWER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL VIOLENCE
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOVERTY HEAD
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL AGE
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL COMPLETION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL COMPLETION RATE
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL COMPLETION RATES
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectRAPE
dc.subjectREBEL
dc.subjectREBEL BASE
dc.subjectREBELS
dc.subjectRECONCILIATION
dc.subjectRECONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectREVOLUTION
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL POOR
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL PROVINCES
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSCHOOL BUILDINGS
dc.subjectSCHOOL CAREER
dc.subjectSCHOOL DROPOUTS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectSCHOOL FACILITIES
dc.subjectSCHOOL FEES
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSCHOOLING FOR GIRLS
dc.subjectSCHOOLING OF BOYS
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSEX OF THE CHILD
dc.subjectSEXUAL VIOLENCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCES
dc.subjectSPOUSES
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectTEMPORARY MIGRATION
dc.subjectUNESCO
dc.subjectUNFPA
dc.subjectVICTIMS
dc.subjectVILLAGE LEVEL
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectVIOLENT CONFLICT
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWARFARE
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectYOUNG ADULT
dc.subjectYOUNG AGE
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.subjectYOUNG GIRLS
dc.subjectYOUNG WOMEN
dc.titleSchooling, Violent Conflict, and Gender in Burundi

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