@article{fdi:010078214,
  title = {{F}ear {N}ot {F}or {M}an ? {A}rmed conflict and social capital in {M}ali},
  author = {{C}alvo, {T}. and {L}avallee, {E}. and {R}azafindrakoto, {M}ireille and {R}oubaud, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his paper studies the effects of armed conflict on social capital in {M}ali, where a violent conflict has been raging since 2012. {W}e examine the conflict's impacts on associational membership using event location data and unique survey data on governance, peace and security ({GPS}-{SH}a{SA}). {W}e show that, in conflict-exposed areas, adult involvement in associations increases from 7 to 14 percentage points. {I}nstrumental variable and difference-in-differences strategies complementary mitigate reverse causation and omitted variable biases as estimated results remain very consistent. {R}obust estimations constrained to non-migrants samples also rule out selection into migration. {Y}et this result, consistent with the argument that armed conflict cultivates social engagement, is not a positive outcome in the case of {M}ali. {T}he increase is observed solely for family and political associations, which are comparatively inward-looking and act as interest groups. {W}e interpret this finding as a form of withdrawal behind group or community boundaries, an interpretation supported by further analysis of interpersonal trust. {T}his sort of withdrawal may exacerbate ethnic divisions and deepen the conflict.},
  keywords = {{S}ocial capital ; {C}onflict ; {P}articipation ; {T}rust ; {M}ali ; {MALI}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {C}omparative {E}conomics},
  volume = {48},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {251--276},
  ISSN = {0147-5967},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.jce.2019.11.005},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078214},
}