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Does violent conflict make chronic poverty more likely? the Mindanao experience

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  • Hazel Jean L. Malapit
  • Tina S. Clemente

    (University of the Philippines School of Economics)

  • Cristina Yunzal

    (Baruch College and Graduate Center, City University of New York, USA)

Abstract

This paper investigates whether provinces with violent conflict are more likely to experience higher rates of chronic poverty. Following the findings that education and health outcomes are key determinants of chronic poverty, the Human Development Index (HDI) and the Quality of Life Index (QLI) are used as proxy variables for chronic poverty. T-tests of means for HDI and QLI are performed, comparing provinces with conflict and provinces without conflict. Results show that provinces experiencing conflict have significantly lower HDI outcomes relative to provinces that did not experience conflict. Pooled results for the QLI also show a statistically significant difference between the means of provinces with and without conflict.

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  • Hazel Jean L. Malapit & Tina S. Clemente & Cristina Yunzal, 2003. "Does violent conflict make chronic poverty more likely? the Mindanao experience," Philippine Review of Economics, University of the Philippines School of Economics and Philippine Economic Society, vol. 40(2), pages 31-58, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:phs:prejrn:v:40:y:2003:i:2:p:31-58
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    Cited by:

    1. Prathivadi Bhayankaram Anand, 2005. "Getting Infrastructure Priorities Right in Post-Conflict Reconstruction," WIDER Working Paper Series RP2005-42, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    2. Patricia Justino, 2009. "The Impact of Armed Civil Conflict on Household Welfare and Policy Responses," Research Working Papers 12, MICROCON - A Micro Level Analysis of Violent Conflict.
    3. Patricia Justino, 2006. "On the Links between Violent Conflict and Chronic Poverty: How Much Do We Really Know?," HiCN Working Papers 18, Households in Conflict Network.
    4. Desai, Raj M. & Olofsgård, Anders & Yousef, Tarik, 2018. "Signaling Dissent: Political Behavior in the Arab World," SITE Working Paper Series 45, Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics.

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    Keywords

    Chronic poverty; violent conflict; civil war; Mindanao;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs

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