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Christopher Blattman
Researcher at University of Chicago
Publications - 91
Citations - 6537
Christopher Blattman is an academic researcher from University of Chicago. The author has contributed to research in topics: Earnings & Poverty. The author has an hindex of 37, co-authored 87 publications receiving 5571 citations. Previous affiliations of Christopher Blattman include University of California, Berkeley & Columbia University.
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The Logic of Child Soldiering and Coercion
Bernd Beber,Christopher Blattman +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors adapt theories of indus- trial organization to rebellious groups and show how, being less able fighters, chil- dren are attractive recruits if and only if they are easier to intimidate, indoctrinate, and misinform than adults.
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Reducing Crime and Violence: Experimental Evidence from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Liberia
Christopher Blattman,Christopher Blattman,Julian C. Jamison,Margaret A. Sheridan,Margaret A. Sheridan +4 more
TL;DR: The authors showed that a number of non-cognitive skills and preferences, including patience and identity, are malleable in adults, and that investments in them reduce crime and violence.
The state of female youth in northern Uganda: Findings from the Survey of War-Affected Youth (SWAY) Phase II.
TL;DR: The Survey for War Affected Youth (SWAY) as mentioned in this paper is a research program dedicated to evidence-based humanitarian aid and development which employs new data tools and analysis to improve the design and targeting of protection assistance and reintegration programs for youth in northern Uganda.
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Generating employment in poor and fragile states: Evidence from labor market and entrepreneurship programs∗
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review the evidence on what interventions work, and whether stimulating employment promotes social stability, and conclude that skills training and micro-finance have little impact on poverty or stability, especially relative to program cost.
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How to promote order and property rights under weak rule of law? : an experiment in changing dispute resolution behavior through community education
TL;DR: In this paper, a gender impact evaluation study was conducted to evaluate the impact of mass education campaigns in Liberia, where property disputes are endemic on the community level and women's and minority rights were not significantly increased.