We use a series of field experiments in rural Burundi to examine the impact of exposure to conflict on social, risk, and time preferences. We find that conflict affects behavior: individuals exposed to violence display more altruistic behavior towards their neighbors, are more risk-seeking, and have higher discount rates. Large adverse shocks can thus alter savings and investments decisions, and potentially have long-run consequences—even if the shocks themselves are temporary
This paper challenges the idea that farmers revert to subsistence farming when confronted with viole...
This paper exploits exogenous variation in Burundi’s latest episode of civil war violence to estimat...
International audienceWe investigate the relationship between exposure to the Burundi Civil War and ...
We use a series of field experiments in rural Burundi to examine the impact of exposure to conflict ...
We use a series of field experiments in rural Burundi to examine the impact of exposure to conflict ...
We use a series of field experiments in rural Burundi to examine the impact of exposure to conflict ...
We use experimental data from 35 randomly selected communities in Burundi to examine the impact of e...
We use a series of field experiments in rural Burundi to examine the impact of exposure to conflict ...
We use experimental data from 35 randomly selected communities in Burundi to examine the impact of e...
We use data from a street football tournament and a series of lab-in-field experiments in postconfli...
First draft, not for citation. Comments most welcome1. This paper investigates whether the frequentl...
We examine gender differences in the long-term impact of childhood exposure to violent conflict on a...
The extent to which individuals discount the future and whether they discount in a time-consistent f...
We use data from a street football tournament and a series of lab-in-field experiments in postconfli...
Standard economic risk theory postulates that in the absence of credit markets, wealthier households...
This paper challenges the idea that farmers revert to subsistence farming when confronted with viole...
This paper exploits exogenous variation in Burundi’s latest episode of civil war violence to estimat...
International audienceWe investigate the relationship between exposure to the Burundi Civil War and ...
We use a series of field experiments in rural Burundi to examine the impact of exposure to conflict ...
We use a series of field experiments in rural Burundi to examine the impact of exposure to conflict ...
We use a series of field experiments in rural Burundi to examine the impact of exposure to conflict ...
We use experimental data from 35 randomly selected communities in Burundi to examine the impact of e...
We use a series of field experiments in rural Burundi to examine the impact of exposure to conflict ...
We use experimental data from 35 randomly selected communities in Burundi to examine the impact of e...
We use data from a street football tournament and a series of lab-in-field experiments in postconfli...
First draft, not for citation. Comments most welcome1. This paper investigates whether the frequentl...
We examine gender differences in the long-term impact of childhood exposure to violent conflict on a...
The extent to which individuals discount the future and whether they discount in a time-consistent f...
We use data from a street football tournament and a series of lab-in-field experiments in postconfli...
Standard economic risk theory postulates that in the absence of credit markets, wealthier households...
This paper challenges the idea that farmers revert to subsistence farming when confronted with viole...
This paper exploits exogenous variation in Burundi’s latest episode of civil war violence to estimat...
International audienceWe investigate the relationship between exposure to the Burundi Civil War and ...