Armed conflict and gendered participation in agrifood systems: Survey evidence from 29 African countries
This paper provides empirical microlevel evidence on the gendered impacts of armed conflict on economic activity in agriculture and other sectors, combining large-N sex-disaggregated survey data with temporally and spatially disaggregated conflict event data from 29 African countries. We find that l...
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| author | Ronzani, Piero Stojetz, Wolfgang Azzarri, Carlo Nico, Gianluigi Mane, Erdgin Brück, Tilman |
| author_browse | Azzarri, Carlo Brück, Tilman Mane, Erdgin Nico, Gianluigi Ronzani, Piero Stojetz, Wolfgang |
| author_facet | Ronzani, Piero Stojetz, Wolfgang Azzarri, Carlo Nico, Gianluigi Mane, Erdgin Brück, Tilman |
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| description | This paper provides empirical microlevel evidence on the gendered impacts of armed conflict on economic activity in agriculture and other sectors, combining large-N sex-disaggregated survey data with temporally and spatially disaggregated conflict event data from 29 African countries. We find that local conflict exposure is only weakly related to labour-force participation, but strongly reduces the total number of hours worked and increases engagement in the agricultural sector. These net impacts exist for both men and women. However, the reduction in hours worked is significantly greater among men, while the increase in agricultural activity is significantly greater among women. In the longer term, impacts of conflict on employment two years later are stronger when no more conflict ensues than if further conflict occurs, challenging the widespread idea of one-off conflict shocks fading away over time and suggesting that labour markets adapt to and absorb lasting conflict situations. Different types of conflict event have qualitatively similar impacts, which are strongest for explosions, such as from air strikes or landmines. Overall, our findings underline that armed conflict entails structural economic, social and institutional change, which creates complex, gendered impacts on economic activity. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1698802025-12-08T09:54:28Z Armed conflict and gendered participation in agrifood systems: Survey evidence from 29 African countries Ronzani, Piero Stojetz, Wolfgang Azzarri, Carlo Nico, Gianluigi Mane, Erdgin Brück, Tilman agrifood systems conflicts gender labour market employment This paper provides empirical microlevel evidence on the gendered impacts of armed conflict on economic activity in agriculture and other sectors, combining large-N sex-disaggregated survey data with temporally and spatially disaggregated conflict event data from 29 African countries. We find that local conflict exposure is only weakly related to labour-force participation, but strongly reduces the total number of hours worked and increases engagement in the agricultural sector. These net impacts exist for both men and women. However, the reduction in hours worked is significantly greater among men, while the increase in agricultural activity is significantly greater among women. In the longer term, impacts of conflict on employment two years later are stronger when no more conflict ensues than if further conflict occurs, challenging the widespread idea of one-off conflict shocks fading away over time and suggesting that labour markets adapt to and absorb lasting conflict situations. Different types of conflict event have qualitatively similar impacts, which are strongest for explosions, such as from air strikes or landmines. Overall, our findings underline that armed conflict entails structural economic, social and institutional change, which creates complex, gendered impacts on economic activity. 2024-03 2025-01-24T21:27:07Z 2025-01-24T21:27:07Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/169880 en Open Access International Security and Development Center Ronzani, Piero; Stojetz, Wolfgang; Azzarri, Carlo; Nico, Gianluigi; Mane, Erdgin; and Brück, Tilman. 2024. Armed conflict and gendered participation in agrifood systems: Survey evidence from 29 African countries. HiCN Working Paper 409. Berlin, Germany: International Security and Development Center. https://hicn.org/working-paper/409/ |
| spellingShingle | agrifood systems conflicts gender labour market employment Ronzani, Piero Stojetz, Wolfgang Azzarri, Carlo Nico, Gianluigi Mane, Erdgin Brück, Tilman Armed conflict and gendered participation in agrifood systems: Survey evidence from 29 African countries |
| title | Armed conflict and gendered participation in agrifood systems: Survey evidence from 29 African countries |
| title_full | Armed conflict and gendered participation in agrifood systems: Survey evidence from 29 African countries |
| title_fullStr | Armed conflict and gendered participation in agrifood systems: Survey evidence from 29 African countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Armed conflict and gendered participation in agrifood systems: Survey evidence from 29 African countries |
| title_short | Armed conflict and gendered participation in agrifood systems: Survey evidence from 29 African countries |
| title_sort | armed conflict and gendered participation in agrifood systems survey evidence from 29 african countries |
| topic | agrifood systems conflicts gender labour market employment |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/169880 |
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