The effect of terrorism on continuing education: evidence from Pakistan

Education has wide-ranging benefits to both the individual and wider society. This article investigates the consequences of terrorist incidents on whether households can further their children's schooling. Using both the Global Terrorism Database and Pakistan's Social and Living Standards...

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Published in:Education economics 2023-05, Vol.31 (3), p.376-396
Main Authors: Javeid, Umer, Pratt, Stephen, Li, Han, Zhao, Guochang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Barriers
Children
Conflict
Continuing education
Demography
education
Elementary Education
Elementary Schools
Environmental Influences
Foreign Countries
Geographic Location
High Schools
Households
human capital formation
Incidence
Measurement
Middle Schools
Pakistan
schooling
Secondary Education
Socioeconomic Status
Standard of living
Suicide
Terrorism
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Summary:Education has wide-ranging benefits to both the individual and wider society. This article investigates the consequences of terrorist incidents on whether households can further their children's schooling. Using both the Global Terrorism Database and Pakistan's Social and Living Standards Measurement, we find that persistent exposure to terrorism significantly reduces the likelihood that parents will continue their children's education. The result suggests, that for every million people, an increase in terrorist incidents causes 26,501 fewer children to continue their education at the primary school education level. We also examine the results by various demographic segments and types of terrorism attacks.
ISSN:0964-5292
1469-5782
DOI:10.1080/09645292.2022.2073584