Does War Influence Individual Expectations?

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Carlos Bozzoli, Tilman Brück, Tony Muhumuza

In: Economics Letters 113 (2011), 3, S. 288-291

Abstract

We analyse the effect of mass violent conflict on individual expectations in Northern Uganda. We find that the expectations of the future economic situation are negatively affected by recent conflict while the effect on broadly defined welfare is less robust.

Topics: Inequality



JEL-Classification: D84;H56;O10
Keywords: Conflict, Expectations, Northern Uganda, War, Welfare
DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2011.08.011

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