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Long-term consequences of armed conflicts on poverty: the case of Cambodia

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  • Sung Jin Kang

    (Korea University
    Green School KU-KIST)

  • Yasuyuki Sawada

    (University of Tokyo)

  • Yong Woon Chung

    (Green Technology Center Korea)

Abstract

Using the Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey 2011, this study is to quantify the impacts of disabilities induced by armed conflicts on poverty. Two main empirical findings emerge: First, disabilities aggravate poverty by 12–15%. Especially, disabilities caused by war and land mines exacerbate poverty significantly by 26–27%. In contrast, congenital disabilities or disabilities caused by accidents and diseases do not generate significant impact on poverty. Second, household characteristics, such as the number of household members, residential area, education, and marriage status of household head, are systematically correlated with poverty.

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  • Sung Jin Kang & Yasuyuki Sawada & Yong Woon Chung, 2017. "Long-term consequences of armed conflicts on poverty: the case of Cambodia," Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science, Springer, vol. 1(2), pages 519-535, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:apjors:v:1:y:2017:i:2:d:10.1007_s41685-017-0050-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s41685-017-0050-4
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    Keywords

    Cambodia; Landmine; Disability; Poverty;
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    JEL classification:

    • 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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