Bove, Vincenzo and Gavrilova, Evelina (2014) Income and livelihoods in the war in Afghanistan. World Development, 60 . pp. 113-131. doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.03.021 ISSN 0305-750X.

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Abstract

We explore the impact of the insurgency and military deployment on the livelihoods of local communities in Afghanistan. We use monthly wages and commodity prices at the provincial level over the period 2003–09 and look for their response to conflict events and ISAF deployment. Overall we find that prices are more sensitive to deployment than to attacks. Commodity prices are not significantly affected by insurgent violence, which is consistent with coping strategies already in place. On the opposite, military deployment is associated with an increase in the levels of wages and commodity prices, as ISAF is a new source of uncertainty.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Prices, Income, Deployment (Strategy)
Journal or Publication Title:	World Development
Publisher:	Pergamon
ISSN:	0305-750X
Official Date:	August 2014
Dates:	Date Event August 2014 Published 14 April 2014 Available 14 March 2014 Accepted
Volume:	60
Number of Pages:	19
Page Range:	pp. 113-131
DOI:	10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.03.021
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit:	31 December 2015
Date of first compliant Open Access:	29 April 2016

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