Religious terrorism, forced migration, and women's empowerment: Evidence from the Boko Haram insurgency

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We examine the link between violent attacks of the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, forced migration, and the empowerment of women in host communities. We find positive effects of distant attacks on the economic well-being of women, their use of modern contraceptive methods, and rejection of traditional gender views. At the same time, however, the findings show an increase in the risk that women experience domestic violence. We then examine forced displacement as a channel and its importance relative to other possible channels for the spatial effect dispersion. The results are different for Fulani pastoralist-farmer clashes over natural resources.

Object Details

• ISBN: 978-3-96973-213-7
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Ruhr Economic Papers ; No. 1044

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions ; Time Allocation and Labor Supply ; Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development ; Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration ; Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics
• Subject: Boko Haram ; Fulani ; conflict ; forced displacement ; female labor force participation ; employment ; fertility ; social norms ; gender norms

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Elice, Paola ; Martínez Flores, Fernanda ; Reichert, Arndt R.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung
• (where): Essen
• (when): 2023

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.4419/96973213
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/279543
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET