negative consequences for the quality of the current and previous cohort of children. Our empirical evidence is based on Nepal …, which experienced a ten year long civil conflict of varying intensity. Our difference-in-differences analysis shows that … women in villages affected by civil conflict increased their actual and desired fertility during the conflict by 22 percent …

This paper examines how Nepal's 1996-2006 civil conflict affected women's decisions to engage in employment. Using … three waves of Nepal Demographic and Health Survey, we employ a difference-in-difference approach to identify the impact of … women's likelihood of employment increased as a consequence of the conflict. …

This paper examines how Nepal’s 1996-2006 civil conflict affected women’s decisions to engage in employment. Using … three waves of Nepal Demographic and Health Survey, we employ a difference-in-difference approach to identify the impact of … women’s likelihood of employment increased as a consequence of the conflict. …

enables us to test this hypothesis across various institutional, economic and policy contexts. Drawing on the EU LFS and EU …

This paper emphasizes that the evolution of religious institutions in Europe was influenced by the expansionary threat … rivals of a different affiliation. The overall patterns of conflict in continental Europe as well as those between the …

ultimate determinants of conflict. However, fractionalization in all its demographic forms is endogenous in the long run. In … the relationship between fractionalization and the propensity of internal conflict statistically insignificant. Finally …

unleashing technological change and through rituals, legal institutions, political economy, and conflict. Synthesizing a disjoint …, societal norms, and institutions. Religion affects physical capital accumulation by influencing thrift and financial …

ultimate determinants of conflict. However, fractionalization in all its demographic forms is endogenous in the long run. In … the relationship between fractionalization and the propensity of internal conflict statistically insignificant. Finally …

This paper emphasizes that the evolution of religious institutions in Europe was influenced by the expansionary threat … rivals of a different affiliation. The overall patterns of conflict in continental Europe as well as those between the …

rain and analyze data on more than 400 ballot propositions in Switzerland for the years 1958 to 2014 to address this … rain decreases the share of votes for a change. Our robustness checks suggest that changes in the composition of the … electorate or changes in information acquisition do not drive this result. In addition, we provide evidence that rain might have …