Arbeitspapier
Trusting former rebels: An experimental approach to understanding reintegration after civil war
We use a set of experiments to study the effects of forced military service for a rebel group on social capital. We examine the case of Northern Uganda, where recruits did not self-select nor were systematically screened by rebels. We find that individual cooperativeness robustly increases with length of soldiering, especially among those who soldiered during early age. Parents of ex-soldiers are aware of the behavioral difference: they trust ex-soldiers more and expect them to be more trustworthy. These results suggest that the impact of child soldiering on social capital, in contrast to human capital, is not necessarily detrimental.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: IES Working Paper ; No. 20/2014
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Field Experiments
Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Bauer, Michal
Fiala, Nathan
Levely, Ian
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Veröffentlichung
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Charles University in Prague, Institute of Economic Studies (IES)
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Prague
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2014
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Bauer, Michal
- Fiala, Nathan
- Levely, Ian
- Charles University in Prague, Institute of Economic Studies (IES)
Entstanden
- 2014