Changes in Human Well-being in the Final Phase of Conflict: Evidence from Northern Uganda
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Fu-Min Tseng
Department of Economics, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan
Correspondence to: Fu-Min Tseng, Department of Economics, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan.
E-mail: ftseng@ccu.edu.tw
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Fu-Min Tseng
Department of Economics, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan
Correspondence to: Fu-Min Tseng, Department of Economics, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan.
E-mail: ftseng@ccu.edu.tw
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Armed conflict devastated Northern Uganda for almost two decades and caused enormous losses of life and human well-being. Rebuilding a society requires massive resources, which can cause a heavy economic burden especially in low-income countries. Understanding changes in well-being before the start of redevelopment plans can reduce the misallocation of resources. This study estimates changes in well-being in the final phase of conflict. The result shows that the incidence of self-reported illness drops significantly by 9.1 per cent and food consumption per capita increases by 37.1 per cent. The utilisation of health care shifts 13.7 per cent of visits to private from public when people choose formal providers. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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