| ID | 139408 |
| Title Proper | Conflict trap revisited |
| Other Title Information | civil conflict and educational achievement |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kibris, Arzu |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article analyzes the association between civil conflicts and educational achievement by studying the Turkish case. It combines the 2005 university entrance exam scores of more than 1.6 million students and a newly constructed data set on the casualties of the Turkish–Kurdish conflict to study the association between the conflict and educational achievement of Turkish students. The results reveal a significant negative association. Combined with the already well-established positive links between education and various measures of socioeconomic development like economic growth, social equality, and public health, the results in this article demonstrate that education is one of the channels through which civil conflicts damage the well-being of societies thereby creating the conditions that perpetuate them. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Conflict Resolution Vol. 59, No.4; Jun 2015: p.645-670 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Conflict Resolution Vol: 59 No 4 |
| Key Words | Education ; Civil Conflict |