MICROFOUNDATIONS OF CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND IMPACT EVALUATION

February 10, 2015

9 am – 5:30 pm

The World Bank, Main Building, Room: MC 4-301

Program:

(9:00 AM) Opening remarks: Yongmei Zhou, Adviser, Governance Global Practice

(9:15 AM) First session: Methods in the study of Conflict and interventions addressing FCV issues

Chair: Philip Verwimp

Predicting Local Violence - Robert Blair, Yale University

What methods may be used in impact evaluations of humanitarian assistance? - Anastasia Aladysheva, SIPRI

Wartime violence, empathy, and altruistic behavior: Theory and evidence from the Ivoirian Refugee Crisis in Liberia - Ben Morse, MIT

(10:45 AM) Second session: Political Economy of Conflict and Violence

Chair: Patricia Justino

Election Fraud and Post-Election Conflict: Evidence from the Philippines - Benjamin Crost, University of Illinois at Urbana Campaign

The Mechanics of Military Service in Civil War- Evidence from Angola - Wolfgang Stojetz, Yale University

Learning the Hard Way: The Effect of Violent Conflict on Student Academic Achievement - Michele Di Maio, University of Naples

Medium-Term Health Impacts of Shocks Experienced In Utero and After Birth: Evidence from Detailed Geographic Information on War Exposure -  Richard Akresh, University of Illinois at Urbana Campaign

 (14:00 PM) Third session: Impact evaluations of interventions to address fragility, conflict and violence

Chair: Eric Mvukiyehe

Can the Wounds of War be healed? Experimental Evidence from Reconciliation in Sierra Leone - Jacobus Cilliers (World Bank), Oeindrila Dube (New York University), Bilal Siddiqi (World Bank)

Job Creation in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations - Laura Ralston, World Bank

Evidence on ECD interventions: better options for youth - Vincenzo DiMaro, World Bank, DIME

Promoting Democracy in Fragile States: Insights from a Field Experiment in Liberia - Eric Mvukiyehe and Cyrus Samii

(15:30 PM) Fourth session: Impact evaluations of education and health interventions in FCV settings

Chair: Tilman Brück

No Family Left Behind: Cash transfers and Investments in Education in Post-war Uganda - Margherita Calderone, World Bank

Does social action fund promote schooling in conflict-affected countries? Mixed evidence from Angola - Eric W. Djimeu, 3ie

Violence, Psychological Stress and Educational Performance in Mexico - Paola Salardi, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto

(16:45 PM) Fifth session: Exploring synergies between micro-foundations of conflict and violence and impact evaluations of FCV interventions

Chair: Philip Verwimp, Patricia Justino, Tilman Brück and Eric Mvukiyehe

Group discussion

530 PM: END

Last Updated: Feb 06, 2015