Conflict and Private Enterprise Activity in Low-Income Countries

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2015
Country:
Afghanistan, Iraq
Document Type:
Research Paper
Theme:
Economic Growth
Authors:
Ciarli, T., Menon, C., Kofol, C., Di Maio, M., Langlotz, S., Salgado, E.

Abstract

Violent conflict has numerous negative effects on private entrepreneurial activity and, as a consequence, on economic development. We show that even when we observe resilience of entrepreneurial activities in countries experiencing conflict (entrepreneurship increases with conflict), this is a sign of regressive structural change: a country moves towards low capital intensive and subsistence activities. However, entrepreneurial resilience may work as a foundation for post conflict reconstruction and economic development.

Citation

Ciarli, T.; Kofol, C.; Menon, C.; Di Maio, M.; Langlotz, S.; Salgado, E. Conflict and Private Enterprise Activity in Low-Income Countries. CEPR, London, UK (2015) 3 pp.

Conflict and Private Enterprise Activity in Low-Income Countries

Published 1 January 2015
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