Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/279543 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
Ruhr Economic Papers No. 1044
Publisher: 
RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Essen
Abstract: 
We examine the link between violent attacks of the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, forced migration, and the empowerment of women in host communities. We find positive effects of distant attacks on the economic well-being of women, their use of modern contraceptive methods, and rejection of traditional gender views. At the same time, however, the findings show an increase in the risk that women experience domestic violence. We then examine forced displacement as a channel and its importance relative to other possible channels for the spatial effect dispersion. The results are different for Fulani pastoralist-farmer clashes over natural resources.
Subjects: 
Boko Haram
Fulani
conflict
forced displacement
female labor force participation
employment
fertility
social norms
gender norms
JEL: 
D74
J22
O12
O15
R23
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-3-96973-213-7
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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