Can social assistance reduce violent conflict and civil unrest? Evidence from a large-scale public works programme in Ethiopia

We assess how one of the largest public works programmes in the world—Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP)—affected violent conflict and civil unrest. Using difference-in-differences methods and linking administrative and geocoded conflict event data, we find that the PSNP did not chang...

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Autores principales: Hirvonen, Kalle, Machado, Elia, Simons, Andrew M.
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: United Nations University 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163301

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