of war; 2) given the war, what explains the reduction in economic growth in terms physical capital, labor force, human … capital, and productivity; and 3) what potential growth scenarios for Syria there could be in the aftermath of war. Estimates … of the impact of conflict point to negative gross domestic product (GDP) growth of -12 percent on average over 2011 …

increase in many fragile and conflict-affected areas where half of the extreme poor are expected to reside by 2030. These areas … Poor program can lift households out of poverty in a fragile context: Afghanistan. In 80 villages in Balkh province, 1 …-push" interventions can dramatically reduce poverty in fragile and conflict-affected regions …

One-fifth of the world's population lives in countries affected by fragility, violence and conflict, impeding long … activity using mobile phone metadata. Using Afghanistan as the empirical setting, the analysis combines mobile phone data from … private sector in Afghanistan responds to insecurity. The findings indicate that firms reduce presence in districts following …