The (Non-)Effect of Violence on Education

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dc.creatorMárquez-Padilla, Fernanda
dc.creatorPérez-Arce, Francisco
dc.creatorRodriguez Castelan, Carlos
dc.date2015-05-04T15:56:28Z
dc.date2015-05-04T15:56:28Z
dc.date2015-04
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:51:57Z
dc.descriptionThis paper studies the sharp increase in violence experienced in Mexico after 2006, known as The War on Drugs, and its effects on human capital accumulation. The upsurge in violence is expected to have direct effects on individuals schooling decisions, but not indirect effects, because there was no severe destruction of infrastructure. The fact that the marked increases in violence were concentrated in some municipalities (and not in others) allows for implementation of a fixed-effects methodology to study the effects of violence on educational outcomes. Different from several recent studies that have found significant negative effects of violence on economic outcomes in Mexico, the paper finds evidence that this is not the case, at least for human capital accumulation. The paper uses several sources of data on homicides and educational outcomes and shows that, at most, there are very small effects on total enrollment. These small effects may be driven by some students being displaced from high-violence municipalities to low-violence municipalities; but the education decisions of individuals do not seem to be highly impacted. The analysis discards the possibility that the effects on enrollment of young adults appear small because of a counteracting effect from ex-workers returning to school. The results stand in contrast with recent evidence of the negative effects of violence on short-term economic growth, since minimal to 0 effects on human capital accumulation today should have little to no adverse effects on long-term growth outcomes in Mexico.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/04/24261204/non--effect-violence-education-evidence-war-drugs-mexico
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/21844
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-7230
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/412154
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7230
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectCIVIL CONFLICT
dc.subjectCOLLEGE
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectEDUCATION ENROLLMENTS
dc.subjectLOCAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectBRIBERY
dc.subjectABUSE
dc.subjectMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectDEATHS
dc.subjectCRIMINAL
dc.subjectPUBLIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectTERRORIST
dc.subjectASSAULT
dc.subjectIMPACT OF VIOLENCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROUPS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION
dc.subjectPROPERTY CRIMES
dc.subjectDRUGS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectDEATH
dc.subjectPAPERS
dc.subjectDROPOUT
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectDISSERTATION
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOPULATION SIZE
dc.subjectCRIME-RIDDEN AREAS
dc.subjectHOMICIDES
dc.subjectHOMICIDE RATE
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectTHEFT
dc.subjectNATIONAL POPULATION
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectDRUG TRADE
dc.subjectARMED CONFLICT
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectSTUDENT INFORMATION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENTISTS
dc.subjectVIOLENT CRIME
dc.subjectQUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectTRAINING
dc.subjectDRUG TRAFFICKING
dc.subjectGUNS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATE SCHOOLS
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectECONOMICS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectCHILD ABUSE
dc.subjectNUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectGANGS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectRESEARCH
dc.subjectGUN
dc.subjectSCHOOL STUDENTS
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectSCHOOL LEVELS
dc.subjectINJURY
dc.subjectRETENTION RATE
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectHOMICIDE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectSCHOOL YEAR
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectYOUNG MEN
dc.subjectSOCIAL SPENDING
dc.subjectDROPOUT RATES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subjectACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectYOUNG ADULTS
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectFRAUD
dc.subjectENROLLMENT RATES
dc.subjectPOLICIES
dc.subjectSCIENCE
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY LEVEL
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSTUDENT
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectCRIMES
dc.subjectLEARNING OUTCOMES
dc.subjectEXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKET
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectLITERATURE
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectKIDS
dc.subjectSCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.subjectPOPULATIONS
dc.subjectSECURITY POLICY
dc.subjectPOLICY
dc.subjectHOMICIDE RATES
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectSPILLOVER
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectFEMALE STUDENTS
dc.subjectCRIMINALS
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subjectSCIENTISTS
dc.subjectSTATE GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectSECURITY
dc.subjectRACKETEERING
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectCRIME RATES
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectCENSUSES
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectYOUNG WOMEN
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION
dc.subjectVITAL STATISTICS
dc.subjectNATIONAL COUNCIL
dc.subjectDRUG
dc.subjectPOPULATION
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY
dc.subjectSTUDENTS
dc.subjectSCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectTRAFFICKING
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectWOMEN
dc.subjectHIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
dc.subjectPOLICY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectYOUTH VIOLENCE
dc.subjectORGANIZED CRIME
dc.subjectSCHOOL
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectIMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectPEACE
dc.subjectCRIMINAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectARMED CONFLICTS
dc.subjectDRUG TRAFFIC
dc.subjectSCHOOL AGE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.titleThe (Non-)Effect of Violence on Education
dc.titleEvidence from the War on Drugs in Mexico
dc.typeWorking Paper
dc.typeDocument de travail
dc.typeDocumento de trabajo

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