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View article: Political Institutions and Perceived Political Representation Before, During, and After Identity-based Conflict: Comparing Views from Rwandan and Burundian Citizens
Political Institutions and Perceived Political Representation Before, During, and After Identity-based Conflict: Comparing Views from Rwandan and Burundian Citizens Open
We study who perceives gains and losses in political representation in Rwanda and Burundi and why. We do so in the run-up to and during violence, but also in its aftermath characterized by radically different institutional approaches to ma…
View article: Presidents and vaccines: head of state inoculation as a tool for vaccine promotion
Presidents and vaccines: head of state inoculation as a tool for vaccine promotion Open
Introduction Vaccine hesitancy, an important threat to global health, has increased since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The public vaccination of high-profile figures, such as heads of state, has been touted as a potential tool for i…
View article: Replication Data for: Building Infrastructure and Cohesion: Evidence From a Field Experiment in War-torn Eastern Congo
Replication Data for: Building Infrastructure and Cohesion: Evidence From a Field Experiment in War-torn Eastern Congo Open
A defining feature of contemporary Community-Driven Development (CDD) interventions in war-torn countries is their pursuit of transformative objectives, seeking to involve and reshape local decision-making institutions in the process. In r…
View article: Political representation in the wake of ethnic violence and post-conflict institutional reform: Comparing views from Rwandan and Burundian citizens
Political representation in the wake of ethnic violence and post-conflict institutional reform: Comparing views from Rwandan and Burundian citizens Open
The lack of political representation often lies at the origin of identity-based violence, and, when not resolved, can re-ignite violence. We study who perceives gains and losses in political representation in Rwanda and Burundi and why. We…
View article: Public Health and Armed Conflict: Immunization in Times of Systemic Disruptions
Public Health and Armed Conflict: Immunization in Times of Systemic Disruptions Open
Armed conflicts are a concern for human development and public health and represent a major impediment for realizing Sustainable Development Goal #3: to ensure healthy lives and promote well‐being for all at all ages. Vaccination programs …
View article: 2019 Household Survey for Workfare Program in Eastern Congo (Goma, Bukavu, Beni, Butembo, Bunia)
2019 Household Survey for Workfare Program in Eastern Congo (Goma, Bukavu, Beni, Butembo, Bunia) Open
The LIPW program took place across 26 neighborhoods in the five big cities of Eastern Congo: Goma, Bukavu, Beni, Butembo, and Bunia. In total, 13,975 individuals were registered before the 26 lotteries took place in 2016 and 2017. At the t…
View article: Would You Fight? We Asked Aggrieved Artisanal Miners in Eastern Congo
Would You Fight? We Asked Aggrieved Artisanal Miners in Eastern Congo Open
To meet the rising demand for minerals, mining companies have ventured into fragile areas, often at the expense of artisanal miners. This has led to grievances, and at times violence. Who among the aggrieved intend to use violence? How can…
View article: Replication Data for: "Covid-19 vs. Ebola: impact on households and small businesses in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo" Forthcoming in World Development
Replication Data for: "Covid-19 vs. Ebola: impact on households and small businesses in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo" Forthcoming in World Development Open
Replication Data for: "Covid-19 vs. Ebola: impact on households and small businesses in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo", by Nik Stoop, Sébastien Desbureaux, Audacieux Kaota, Elie Lunanga and Marijke Verpoorten. Forthcoming in Wor…
View article: Replication Data for: Would you fight? We asked aggrieved artisanal miners in Eastern Congo
Replication Data for: Would you fight? We asked aggrieved artisanal miners in Eastern Congo Open
Replication Data for: Would you fight? We asked aggrieved artisanal miners in Eastern Congo. Accepted at Journal of Conflict Resolution
View article: Replication Data for: Covid-19 vs. Ebola: impact on households and small businesses in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
Replication Data for: Covid-19 vs. Ebola: impact on households and small businesses in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo Open
Replication Data for: "Covid-19 vs. Ebola: impact on households and small businesses in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo", by Nik Stoop, Sébastien Desbureaux, Audacieux Kaota, Elie Lunanga and Marijke Verpoorten. Currently in revis…
View article: Covid-19 vs. Ebola: impact on households and SMEs in Nord Kivu, DR Congo
Covid-19 vs. Ebola: impact on households and SMEs in Nord Kivu, DR Congo Open
Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is currently facing two major infectious disease outbreaks: Covid-19 and Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). We highlight large differences in the socioeconomic impact of these two outbreaks. The data come from …
View article: Risk, Envy and Magic in the Artisanal Mining Sector of South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
Risk, Envy and Magic in the Artisanal Mining Sector of South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo Open
Scholars largely agree that witchcraft beliefs in sub‐Saharan Africa remain virulent. The ‘modernity of witchcraft’ is said to thrive on friction between the local moral economy and new socio‐economic realities. This article focuses on the…
View article: How Many Died in Rwanda?
How Many Died in Rwanda? Open
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View article: Armed Conflict and Schooling in Rwanda: Digging Deeper
Armed Conflict and Schooling in Rwanda: Digging Deeper Open
We study how armed violence affected educational outcomes in Rwanda during the nineties, relying on two waves of population census data and on a difference-in-differences identification strategy. Results indicate that the violence caused a…
View article: When Ethnicity Beats Gender: Quotas and Political Representation in Rwanda and Burundi
When Ethnicity Beats Gender: Quotas and Political Representation in Rwanda and Burundi Open
This article examines the impact of electoral gender quotas in post‐war Burundi and Rwanda on women's political representation. First, it looks at the evolution in descriptive representation by studying the number of female representatives…
View article: More legislation, more violence? The impact of Dodd-Frank in the DRC
More legislation, more violence? The impact of Dodd-Frank in the DRC Open
The Dodd Frank Act was passed by the US Congress in July 2010 and included a provision-Section 1502-that aimed to break the link between conflict and minerals in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. To date there is only one rigorous …
View article: Aid, trade and the post-war recovery of the Rwandan coffee sector
Aid, trade and the post-war recovery of the Rwandan coffee sector Open
We investigate the post-war recovery of the Rwandan coffee sector. First, we look at the recovery of export earnings at the national level and show that the role played by the rise in international coffee prices largely outweighed the one …
View article: Voodoo, vaccines and bed nets : magicoreligious beliefs affect health behavior in Benin
Voodoo, vaccines and bed nets : magicoreligious beliefs affect health behavior in Benin Open
There is ample ethnographic evidence that magicoreligious beliefs affect the demand for conventional healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa. But, because of severe empirical limitations (see box 1), this relationship was not documented in a quan…