Terrorism and Regional Development: Evidence from Peru's Internal War

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Abstract

This paper examines the long-term economic consequences of Peru’s internal conflict (1980-2000) on regional development. Using administrative data and a difference-in-differences framework with synthetic controls, I document persistent negative effects of terrorism exposure on regional GDP, poverty rates, and human capital accumulation.

Keywords

Development Economics, Conflict Economics, Latin America, Peru