Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/272786 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
GLO Discussion Paper No. 1295
Publisher: 
Global Labor Organization (GLO), Essen
Abstract: 
This paper examines the impact of the Anglophone Conflict in Cameroon on human capital accumulation. Using high-quality individual-level data on test scores and information on conflict-related violent events, a difference-in-differences design is employed to estimate the conflict's causal effects. The results show that an increase in violent events and conflict-related deaths causes a significant decline in test scores in reading and mathematics. The conflict also leads to higher rates of teacher absenteeism and reduced access to electricity in schools. These findings highlight the adverse consequences of conflict-related violence on human capital accumulation, particularly within the Anglophone subsystem. The study emphasizes the disproportionate burden faced by Anglophone pupils due to language-rooted tensions and segregated educational systems.
Subjects: 
Anglophone Conflict
Cameroon
human capital accumulation
educational outcomes
language-based conflicts
JEL: 
I25
O15
D74
J24
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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