An Empirical Investigation of the Relationship between Food Insecurity, Landlessness, and Violent Conflict in Pakistan
Published By: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) | Published Date: January, 01 , 2011This study is an attempt to examine empirically the association between socio-economic measures of deprivation—such as food insecurity, landlessness, unemployment, and human under-development—and the incidence of violent conflict as measured by the number of violent attacks across districts in Pakistan. The study uses a linear probability model in which the dependent variable is defined on the basis of the presence or absence of violent attacks in a particular district.
Author(s): Sadia Mariam Malik | Posted on: Feb 06, 2016 | Views() | Download (222)