The effect of violent conflict on the socioeconomic condition of households in Nigeria: The case of Kaduna State
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The incidence of violent conflict in Nigeria rose steadily from 2016 to 2022. However, states across the country were not equally affected. Using novel survey data collected from Kaduna—a northern Nigerian state with the second-highest incidence of violent conflict out of Nigeria’s 36 states—this study examines the effect of exposure to violent conflict on households’ socioeconomic conditions. Regression analysis reveals that exposure to violent conflict, measured as the total number of conflict incidents within a 40-km radius of household geolocations, significantly worsens socioeconomic conditions. Disaggregating the conflict exposure measure into its three main subcomponents reveals a distinct pattern: while exposure to events classified as battles and violence against civilians worsens household socioeconomic conditions, conflict incidents classified as explosions have no statistically significant effect. Finally, the main results are robust to alternative estimation methods and measures of conflict exposure.
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German Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ),
German Institute for Global and Area Studies
Philipps University of Marburg
State of Hessen, Germany
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