conflict-affected countries. This module will enable researchers to address specific violence-related issues comparatively … survey designs in conflict-affected areas. We review existing conflict- and violence-related questionnaires, with a special … in order to deepen the understanding of the nature of violent conflict and the channels whereby conflict and violence …

contracts, or to seek protection from competitors' improper behaviors. In these contexts, violence is used to enforce previous … first piece of evidence on the causal effect of illegality on systemic violence. Brazil has historically been the main world … increases in violence after prohibition in areas with: (i) higher share of mahogany exports before prohibition; (ii) higher …

the household or the outcomes of these investments. Results using data from Colombia suggest that family size has negative … physically or psychologically affected by domestic violence within the household. Other less robust but informative calculations …

This paper surveys gender earnings gaps in Colombia from 1994 to 2006, using matching comparisons to examine the extent …

Forty years of low-intensity internal armed conflict has made Colombia home to the world's second largest population of …

collected one and six years after the earthquake. Colombia provides a unique setting for our study because the government …

This paper estimates the effect of enrollment in a large scale anti-poverty program in Colombia, Familias en Acción (FA …