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date: 06 July 2022

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This article surveys the existing empirical evidence on the interlinkages between civil war and poverty. Conflict can impair economic performance, and poor economic performance provides fertile ground for the outbreak of war within nations. The survey highlights these interlinkages, focusing on the decision making of individuals and households. Considering at the same time how social norms and forms of institutional organization change during civil wars, and how such changes imply different constraints on individual decision making, it also sheds light on the various factors that influence the duration of civil conflict.

Keywords: civil war, economic performance, civil conflict, individual decision making, poverty

Patricia Justino

Patricia Justino is a Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies in the United Kingdom. She is a development economist specializing in applied microeconomics. Her current research work focuses on the impact of violence and conflict on household welfare and local institutional structures, the micro-foundations of violent conflict, and the implications of violence for economic development. Patricia has led several research projects funded by the British Academy, DFID, the European Commission, the ESRC, FAO, the Leverhulme Trust, UNDP, UNESCO, UN Women, and the World Bank. She was the Director of MICROCON, and co-founder and co-director of the Households in Conflict Network. Since June 2010, Patricia convenes the Conflict and Violence cluster at IDS.

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