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Perceived risk of landmines and the welfare of Cambodian agricultural households

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  • Tien Manh Vu

    (Faculty of Global Management, Chuo University)

  • Hiroyuki Yamada

    (Faculty of Economics, Keio University)

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We examine the impacts of perceived landmine risk on the welfare of agricultural villagers more than two decades after the end of civil conflict in Cambodia, which lasted from 1970 to 1998, using Cambodian censuses. Using an instrumental variable approach, we find that the perceived risk of landmines has some long-lasting effects despite significant efforts toward demining. Perceived landmine risk is associated with lower crop productivity, higher crop diversity, and higher labor rates among children aged 5–14 years. However, we do not find any significant transition away from agricultural production due to perceived landmine risk or effects on school attendance among the 5–9-year cohort or on child marriage among the 13–14-year cohort.

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  • Tien Manh Vu & Hiroyuki Yamada, 2025. "Perceived risk of landmines and the welfare of Cambodian agricultural households," Keio-IES Discussion Paper Series DP2025-026, Institute for Economics Studies, Keio University.
    • Handle: RePEc:keo:dpaper:dp2025-026
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    • N45 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - Asia including Middle East
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • O14 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology

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