How do households recover after civil war? How do households make decisions about their lives and livelihoods during transitions to peace? What is the impact of demobilization programs on local economies and households? Do these processes of recovery fuel renewed conflicts? What are the most...

Do outside interventions in conflict-affected areas do any good? Do they fuel the conflict further? Can donor agencies and NGO’s plan their intervention in such a way as not to become an actor in the conflict themselves? What is the space in which the development and humanitarian aid community...

We invite submission of original research papers, with a preference for empirical papers addressing questions of conflict and political violence at the micro level. Papers making an explicit reference to the connection between institutions and conflict are particularly welcome.

We are seeking new and innovative contributions that shed light either on the microeconomic analysis of peace and conflict or on the evaluation of the impact of projects and programs that aim to reduce violence and promote peace and development. A non-exhaustive list of themes we are interested...

This year’s workshop will have a focus on the relationship between violent conflict and socio-economic development. We invite submissions that address key issues in conflict and economic development analysis. We also welcome submissions from other disciplines on the usual HiCN topics around...

Program: Session 1: The Consequences of Conflict on Human Capital Session 2: Wartime Dynamics of Violence and Displacement Session 3: Demobilization and Postwar Dynamics Session 4: The Economic Consequences of Conflict Session 5: Wartime Governance and Development Session 6: Riots, Urban...

Topics: - Magnitude of the costs of conflict in cross-country analysis - Effects on health and schooling - Household coping strategies in (post-)conflict situations - The relationship between conflict and foreign investment - Accounting techniques for the calculation of conflict costs - Case...