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Violence and Children’s Education: Evidence From Administrative Data

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This paper exploits the sharp escalation of violence in Colombia in the 1980s associated with the emergence of drug cartels to provide novel evidence on the long-run effects of violence exposure throughout the life-course, on children’s educational attainment and academic achievement using administrative data. I find that, a higher homicide rate in early-childhood is associated with a higher probability of school dropout and conditional on completing high school, lower scores on a national end-of-high school exam. Results are robust to several falsification tests, and analyses of potential sources of selection bias. I provide supportive evidence that changes in fetal, child, and adolescent health outcomes are important potential mechanisms.

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  • Valentina Duque, 2024. "Violence and Children’s Education: Evidence From Administrative Data," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 68(5), pages 903-937, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jocore:v:68:y:2024:i:5:p:903-937
    DOI: 10.1177/00220027231180114
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    Keywords

    I25; J13; O15;
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    JEL classification:

    • I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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