The authors investigate the effect of exposure to violent conflict on human capital accumulation in Burundi. The authors combine 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, authors find that the probability of completing primary schooling for a boy exposed to violent conflict declined...
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2013/05/14
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Article de revue
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112406
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2017/03/01
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Schooling, violent conflict, and gender in Burundi
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lack of access to markets