Civil conflict, cash transfers, and child nutrition in Yemen

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dc.creatorEcker, Olivier
dc.creatorMaystadt, Jean-Francois
dc.date2021-09-20
dc.date2024-05-22T12:13:35Z
dc.date2024-05-22T12:13:35Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:42:15Z
dc.descriptionThe most dramatic outcomes of protracted civil conflict include increased malnutrition among children and the resulting consequences for lifelong health and prosperity. Little is known about how to mitigate the nutritional impact of conflict. Knowing the potential of economic interventions is particularly important for post-conflict reconstruction, when the threat of violence resurgence is high. We use quarterly panel data from Yemen to estimate the impact of civil conflict on child nutrition in Yemen and the effects of unconditional cash transfers in mitigating the adverse nutritional impact. Our results show that a one-standard-deviation increase in armed conflict intensity reduces the weight-for-height z-scores (WHZ) of children by 9.6%, on average. We also find that the studied cash transfer program reduces the nutritional impact by 35.8% for WHZ. Our analysis suggests that if relative stability is restored, unconditional cash transfer programs can be an effective tool to curb rising acute child malnutrition in situations of complex emergencies.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/143356
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/112245
dc.languageen
dc.publisherHouseholds in Conflict Network
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1086/726294
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceEcker, Olivier; and Maystadt, Jean-Francois. 2021. Civil conflict, cash transfers, and child nutrition in Yemen. HiCN Working Paper 351. Berlin, Germany: Households in Conflict Network. https://hicn.org/working-paper/civil-conflict-cash-transfers-and-child-nutrition-in-yemen/
dc.subjectmitigation
dc.subjectchild nutrition
dc.subjectsocial protection
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectcivil conflict
dc.subjectcash transfers
dc.titleCivil conflict, cash transfers, and child nutrition in Yemen
dc.typeWorking Paper

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