Poverty and Witch Killing
Edward Miguel
2005
Published Paper
African DevelopmentEnvironment and ClimatePolitical Economy and Conflict
This study uses rainfall variation to estimate the impact of income shocks on murder in rural Tanzania. Extreme rainfall (drought or flood) leads to a large increase in the murder of "witches&q
Worms: Identifying Impacts on Education and Health in the Presence of Treatment Externalities
Edward Miguel and Michael Kremer
2004
Published Paper
African DevelopmentHealthEducation and Human CapitalResearch Methodology
Intestinal helminths–including hookworm, roundworm, whipworm, and schistosomiasis–infect more than one-quarter of the world's population. Studies in which medical treatment is random
Economic Shocks and Civil Conflict: An Instrumental Variables Approach
Edward Miguel, Shanker Satyanath, and Ernest Sergenti
2004
Published Paper
African DevelopmentEnvironment and ClimatePolitical Economy and Conflict
Estimating the impact of economic conditions on the likelihood of civil conflict is difficult because of endogeneity and omitted variable bias. We use rainfall variation as an instrumental variable
Tribe or Nation? Nation Building and Public Goods in Kenya Versus Tanzania
Edward Miguel
2004
Published Paper
African DevelopmentHealthEducation and Human CapitalPolitical Economy and Conflict
This article examines how government policies affect ethnic relations by comparing outcomes across two nearby districts, one in Kenya and one in Tanzania, using colonial-era boundary placement as a
Comment on: Social Capital and Growth
Edward Miguel
2003
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