2023
DOI: 10.1002/jid.3875
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Heterogeneous effects of violence on student achievement: Evidence from Colombia

Hernando Grueso

Abstract: In this paper, I study the causal relationship between violence and human capital accumulation. Due to a power vacuum left in conflict zones of Colombia after the 2016 peace agreement, large spikes in violence were reported in the municipalities of the country dominated by the rebel group FARC. I compare student test scores in municipalities that experienced the increase in violence to the ones that did not, before and after the national peace agreement. I find that a 10% increase in the homicide rate reduces … Show more

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