Violence and the formation of hopelessness: Evidence from internally displaced persons in Colombia
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Violence; Forced displacement; Trauma; Beliefs; Hopelessness; Colombia;
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- D1 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior
- C9 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments
- O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development
- I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
- I3 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty
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