Violent Conflict Exposure in Nigeria and Labor Supply of Farm Households

Arbeitspapier

Nigeria has experienced bouts of violent conflict in different regions over the last few decades leading to significant loss of life. In this paper, we explore the potential short and accumulated long term effects of such conflict on labor supply of agricultural households. Using a nationally representative panel dataset for Nigeria in combination with armed conflict data, we estimate the effect of violent conflict on a farm household members labor supply. Our findings suggest that exposure to violent conflict significantly reduces the total number of hours the farm household head works and also deceases total family labor supply for agricultural households.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: GLO Discussion Paper ; No. 712

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Agriculture: General ; Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets ; Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
• Subject: Violence ; Nigeria ; Conflict ; Boko Haram ; Farm Households ; Labor Supply

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Chiwuzulum Odozi, John ; Oyelere, Ruth Uwaifo
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Global Labor Organization (GLO)
• (where): Essen
• (when): 2020

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/226169
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET