Institute of Development Studies Research Repository: Recent submissions
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Participación de exintegrantes de las Farc-EP en programas de reincorporación: Evidencia tras 3 anos de atenciones
(Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE, 2022-10)Este capítulo describe las trayectorias de atención en el proceso de reincorporación de las Farc-EP. Analizamos una base de datos única de la Agencia de Reincorporación y Normalización (ARN) con información mensual de las ... -
¿Cómo va la implementación del Acuerdo Final? Evidencia deuna encuesta remota con exintegrantes de las Farc-EP
(Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE, 2022)Después de más de seis anos de la firma del Acuerdo Final y más de cinco anos del comienzo de la reincorporación de las Farc-EP, este proceso sigue siendo un reto fundamental para el éxito de la implementación del Acuerdo ... -
Pandemic Preparedness
(Institute of Development Studies, 2023-05-17)This rapid literature review aims to provide initial insights into emerging lessons on pandemic preparedness in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. It pays special attention to research generated by the Covid Collective ... -
The Life with Corona survey
(Elsevier, 2022-08)The COVID-19 pandemic is a global crisis affecting everyone. Yet, its challenges and countermeasures vary significantly over time and space. Individual experiences of the pandemic are highly heterogeneous and its impacts ... -
Going, Going, Gone? Varieties of Dissent and Leader Exit
(SAGE, 2022-10-18)We examine how popular dissent affects the likelihood that political leaders lose power, distinguishing between types of dissent in terms of nonviolent/violent primary tactics as well as the level of individual participation. ... -
Life With Corona: Increased Gender Differences in Aggression and Depression Symptoms Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic Burden in Germany
(Frontiers, 2021-07-27)Gender differences (GD) in mental health have come under renewed scrutiny during the COVID-19 pandemic. While rapidly emerging evidence indicates a deterioration of mental health in general, it remains unknown whether the ... -
Secessionist Conflict and Affective Polarization: Evidence from Catalonia
(SAGE, 2022-09-01)Can secessionism be a basis for affective or social polarization? Despite much research on independence movements, their relationship to polarization, a key mechanism theorized as increasing the risk of violent conflict, ... -
Do TJ Policies Cause Backlash? Evidence from Street Name Changes in Spain
(SAGE, 2021-12-13)Memories of old conflicts often shape domestic politics long after these conflicts end. Contemporary debates about past civil wars and/or repressive regimes in different parts of the world suggest that these are sensitive ... -
Africa's Lockdown Dilemma: High Poverty and Low Trust
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2023-01-27)As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, sub-Saharan African countries faced the dilemma of how to minimize viral transmission without adversely affecting the poor. This study proposes an index of lockdown readiness, taking into ... -
Playing Politics with Periods: Why the Abolition of the ‘Tampon Tax’ is Spreading Across the World
(Institute of Development Studies, 2023-05)From pet food to sunscreen, proposals to cut value-added tax (VAT) on a range of products and services are ever increasing. One of the best-known and far-reaching campaigns of this type has been the fight to abolish ... -
Control, Dispute, and Concentration of Land During Civil War: Evidence from Colombia
(Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023-03-27)How are patterns of armed control and dispute by armed actors related to land concentration, land property rights, and distribution? We argue that armed actors affect land tenure by using different land transfer mechanisms ... -
The Politics of Complaint: a Review of the Literature on Grievance Redress Mechanisms in the Global South
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2023-03-16)Institutionalized complaint systems are notable features of improving public programmes and government practice. This article reviews literature on formal grievance redress mechanisms in the global South to understand ... -
Living Off-Grid Food and Infrastructure Collaboration Working Paper 1: Concepts and Assumptions
(Institute of Development Studies, 2023-05)This working paper is the product of the Living Off-Grid Food and Infrastructure Collaboration. It is designed to bring together our thinking on how infrastructure can shape the food and nutritional security of urban ... -
Policy Scenarios to Promote Inclusive Adaptation to and Recovery from the Covid-19 Crisis in Ecuador
(Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), 2022-11)Ecuador was already dealing with one of its worst economic crises in decades when the sudden appearance and rapid spread of Covid-19 pushed governments worldwide to shut down their economies to limit contact and ... -
Simulations of Policy Responses and Interventions to Promote Inclusive Adaptation to and Recovery from the COVID-19 Crisis in Ecuador
(Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), 2022-10)COVID-19 has had a devastating effect on the economy and the health of households around the world. In this study, we evaluate the economic impact of COVID-19, as well as the effect of government interventions aimed at ... -
Nigeria: Government Covid-19 Interventions to Promote Inclusive Adaptation and Economic Recovery
(Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), 2022-11)The Covid-19 pandemic has been a major and global public health challenge. Like every other country, Nigeria has suffered huge human and economic losses. About 87,607 cases of Covid-19 and 1,289 deaths had been reported ... -
Simulation of Policy Responses and Interventions to Promote Inclusive Recovery from the COVID-19 Crisis in Nigeria
(Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), 2022-11)The COVID-19 pandemic has exerted huge health and economic effects globally. The Nigerian economy was affected both by external shocks and by domestic measures to stem the pandemic. This study examines the short- and ... -
Tax Relief for Manufacturing and Services Sectors Aid Economic Recovery from Covid-19 in Pakistan
(Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), 2023-01)In response to the Covid-19 crisis, national and sub-national governments enacted tax relief measures for individuals and businesses. As a result, the federal government is eager to learn how tax policy and administration ... -
Fiscal Policy Response to COVID-19 Pandemic in Pakistan
(Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), 2022-11)This study aims to explain the macroeconomic and welfare impacts of changes in indirect taxes brought about in response to COVID-19. We study whether the tax relief provided for in the federal budget for fiscal year ... -
Zimbabwe: How to Promote an Inclusive Adaptation to and Recovery from the Covid-19 Crisis
(Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), 2023-01)Zimbabwe reported its first confirmed case of Covid-19 on 20 March 2020. The country launched immediate lockdown measures, with restrictions on travel and movement of people, the closure of certain businesses and public ...
