Patrícia Justino|Marinella Leone|Paola Salardi
Short- and Long-Term Impact of Violence on Education: The Case of Timor Leste
paper analyzes impact wave violence occurred timor leste 1999 education outcomes examine shortterm impact violence school attendance 2001 longerterm impact primary school completion cohorts children observed 2007 compare educational impact 1999 violence impact periods highintensity violence 25 years indonesian occupation shortterm effects conflict mixed longer term find evidence substantial loss human capital among boys timor leste exposed peaks violence 25year long conflict evidence suggests result may due household trade offs education economic welfare jel codes i20 j13 o12 o15 developmental consequences violence conflict far reaching affecting millions men women children world bank 2011 objective paper examine one important channel linking violent conflict development outcomes education children living contexts conflict violence paper focuses case timor leste particularly last wave violence 1999 withdrawal indonesian troops territory analyze shortterm impact 1999 violence primary school attendance 2001 longerterm impact primary school completion 2007 addition separately examine impact early periods highintensity violence hvi 25 years indonesian occupation effects entire conflict primary school completion 2007 compare average impact overall conflict period educational impact singular peaks violence