Trusting Former Rebels: An Experimental Approach to Understanding Reintegration after Civil War
| Author(s): | doc. PhDr. Michal Bauer Ph.D., Nathan Fiala Mgr. Ian Levely , Nathan Fiala |
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| Type: | IES Working Papers |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Number: | 20 |
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| Published in: | IES Working Papers 20/2014 |
| Publishing place: | Prague |
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| JEL codes: | C93, D03, D74, O12 |
| Suggested Citation: | Bauer M., Fiala N., Levely I. (2014). “Trusting Former Rebels: An Experimental Approach to Understanding Reintegration after Civil War” IES Working Paper 20/2014. IES FSV. Charles University. |
| Grants: | GAČR 13-20217S Using economic experiments to understand discrimination and inter-group cooperation |
| Abstract: | We use a set of experiments to study the effects of forced military service for a rebel group on social capital. We examine the case of Northern Uganda, where recruits did not self-select nor were systematically screened by rebels. We find that individual cooperativeness robustly increases with length of soldiering, especially among those who soldiered during early age. Parents of ex-soldiers are aware of the behavioral difference: they trust ex-soldiers more and expect them to be more trustworthy. These results suggest that the impact of child soldiering on social capital, in contrast to human capital, is not necessarily detrimental. |
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