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War and Women’s Work : Evidence from the Conflict in Nepal

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dc.contributor.authorMenon, Nidhiya
dc.contributor.authorvan der Meulen Rodgers, Yana
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:03:44Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:03:44Z
dc.date.issued2011-08-01
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines how Nepal's 1996-2006 civil conflict affected women's decisions to engage in employment. Using three waves of the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey, the authors employ a difference-in-difference approach to identify the impact of war on women's employment decisions. The results indicate that as a result of the Maoist-led insurgency, women's employment probabilities were substantially higher in 2001 and 2006 relative to the outbreak of war in 1996. These employment results also hold for self-employment decisions, and they hold for smaller sub-samples that condition on husband's migration status and women's status as widows or household heads. Numerous robustness checks of the difference-in-difference estimates based on alternative empirical methods provide compelling evidence that women's likelihood of employment increased as a consequence of the conflict.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110801160526
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5745
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3509
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5745
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABDUCTION
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectAGE OF MARRIAGE
dc.subjectAGGREGATE INCOME
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WAGE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WAGE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectAID AGENCIES
dc.subjectBULLETIN
dc.subjectBUSINESS CYCLE
dc.subjectCASH EARNINGS
dc.subjectCHILD WELFARE
dc.subjectCHILD-CARE
dc.subjectCIVIL CONFLICT
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectDISPLACEMENT
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectDIVORCE
dc.subjectDOMINANCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCK
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectECONOMIC SLOWDOWN
dc.subjectEDUCATED WOMEN
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectEMPLOYEE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT EFFECTS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT IMPACTS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PATTERNS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROBABILITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUP
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUPS
dc.subjectEXCLUSION RESTRICTION
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY HEALTH
dc.subjectFAMILY HEALTH DIVISION
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFARM PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFARM WORK
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY DECLINE
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFORCED MIGRATION
dc.subjectFOREIGN LABOR
dc.subjectFOREST COVER
dc.subjectFORESTED REGIONS
dc.subjectFUTURE GENERATIONS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER STUDIES
dc.subjectGENOCIDE
dc.subjectGIRL CHILDREN
dc.subjectHEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEMS
dc.subjectHOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD FACTORS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEADS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION
dc.subjectHUSBAND
dc.subjectHUSBANDS
dc.subjectIMPACT OF CONFLICT
dc.subjectIMPORTANT POLICY
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINDICATOR OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINEQUITIES
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectJOB LOSS
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectJUDGE
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR MIGRATION
dc.subjectLABOR STANDARDS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLABOUR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLOCAL POPULATION
dc.subjectMALE WORKERS
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMARRIED COUPLES
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY OF MEN
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNUMBER OF DEATHS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF WOMEN
dc.subjectOCCUPATION
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectOLDER WOMEN
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
dc.subjectPAYING JOBS
dc.subjectPEACE
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOPULATION STUDIES
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPREVIOUS RESULTS
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPROBIT EQUATIONS
dc.subjectPROBIT REGRESSION
dc.subjectPROBIT REGRESSIONS
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectREGIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRESIDENCE
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSCHOOL AGE
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL CHANGE
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectSPOUSE
dc.subjectSUB-REGION
dc.subjectSUB-REGIONS
dc.subjectSUBREGIONS
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE FARMING
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTELEVISION
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectVICTIMS
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectWAGE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWARS
dc.subjectWIDOWS
dc.subjectWILL
dc.subjectWIVES
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWOMEN'S STATUS
dc.subjectWOMENS LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectWORK BURDENS
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.titleWar and Women’s Work : Evidence from the Conflict in Nepalen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.crossref.titleWar and Women's Work: Evidence from the Conflict in Nepal
okr.date.disclosure2011-08-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:20:00.906741Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
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okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid657211468053350701
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5745
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20110801160526
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum14700313
okr.identifier.reportWPS5745
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryNepal
okr.region.geographicalSouth Asia
okr.region.geographicalAsia
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicGender::Gender and Law
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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