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American Economic Review

ISSN 0002-8282 (Print) | ISSN 1944-7981 (Online)

Can Development Aid Contribute to Social Cohesion after Civil War? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Post-conflict Liberia

  • James D. Fearon
  • Macartan Humphreys
  • Jeremy M. Weinstein
American Economic Review
vol. 99, no. 2, May 2009
(pp. 287–91)
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Citation

Fearon, James D., Macartan Humphreys, and Jeremy M. Weinstein. 2009. "Can Development Aid Contribute to Social Cohesion after Civil War? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Post-conflict Liberia." American Economic Review, 99 (2): 287–91. DOI: 10.1257/aer.99.2.287

JEL Classification

  • D74 Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances
  • F35 Foreign Aid
  • O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
  • O17 Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
  • O19 International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations