Where Have All the Soldiers Gone: Demobilization and Reintegration in Ethiopia.
This paper analyzes the experiences of demobilization and reintegration of about half a million ex-soldiers during the first part of the 1990s in Ethiopia. We use rural household data on ex-soldier and non-soldier households to assess whether reintegration has been successful. We find that the targe...
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| description | This paper analyzes the experiences of demobilization and reintegration of about half a million ex-soldiers during the first part of the 1990s in Ethiopia. We use rural household data on ex-soldier and non-soldier households to assess whether reintegration has been successful. We find that the targeting efficiency of the demobilization program has not been as good as generally claimed. Ex-soldiers have welfare levels similar to non-soldiers. They are generally considerably better educated but have fewer assets than non-soldiers. Using a "treatment effects" model, we find that returns to labor and assets for ex-soldiers are indistinguishable from those of non-soldiers' families. This suggests that ex-soldiers have been successfully reintegrated in the rural economy, even though this means they are sharing the low standards of living of the rest of the rural population. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:0b4bd7c1-6b8d-449e-a7ff-6b5731894abe2022-03-26T09:28:46ZWhere Have All the Soldiers Gone: Demobilization and Reintegration in Ethiopia.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:0b4bd7c1-6b8d-449e-a7ff-6b5731894abeEnglishDepartment of Economics - ePrints1998Dercon, SAyalew, DThis paper analyzes the experiences of demobilization and reintegration of about half a million ex-soldiers during the first part of the 1990s in Ethiopia. We use rural household data on ex-soldier and non-soldier households to assess whether reintegration has been successful. We find that the targeting efficiency of the demobilization program has not been as good as generally claimed. Ex-soldiers have welfare levels similar to non-soldiers. They are generally considerably better educated but have fewer assets than non-soldiers. Using a "treatment effects" model, we find that returns to labor and assets for ex-soldiers are indistinguishable from those of non-soldiers' families. This suggests that ex-soldiers have been successfully reintegrated in the rural economy, even though this means they are sharing the low standards of living of the rest of the rural population. |
| spellingShingle | Dercon, S Ayalew, D Where Have All the Soldiers Gone: Demobilization and Reintegration in Ethiopia. |
| title | Where Have All the Soldiers Gone: Demobilization and Reintegration in Ethiopia. |
| title_full | Where Have All the Soldiers Gone: Demobilization and Reintegration in Ethiopia. |
| title_fullStr | Where Have All the Soldiers Gone: Demobilization and Reintegration in Ethiopia. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Where Have All the Soldiers Gone: Demobilization and Reintegration in Ethiopia. |
| title_short | Where Have All the Soldiers Gone: Demobilization and Reintegration in Ethiopia. |
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