Educational Outcomes in Conflict-Affected Areas: The Influence of School Characteristics
Institutional Affiliation
Universidad Icesi
Start Date
January 2026
End Date
January 2026
Proposal Type
Presentation
Proposal Format
On-campus
Proposal Description
The negative consequences of armed conflicts on educational outcomes have been widely studied. However, less attention has been given to the role of school characteristics in mitigating the negative effects of conflict on academic performance. This study aims to evaluate whether the presence of psychology support teams and populations directly affected by conflict, such as victims and ex-combatants, in schools leads to differential impacts of conflict on academic performance in Colombia. To this end, we construct a panel dataset for the period 2016-2021 which includes information on the incidence of conflict at the municipal level, administrative data from schools, and the average results of standardized tests taken by final-year high school students. Estimations suggest that the effects of psychology teams do not reduce the negative effects of conflict while the presence of direct victims or ex-combatants helps alleviate the effects. Fixed effects estimations The findings of this study can inform public policy decisions aimed at mitigating the effects of armed conflict on human capital accumulation.
Educational Outcomes in Conflict-Affected Areas: The Influence of School Characteristics
The negative consequences of armed conflicts on educational outcomes have been widely studied. However, less attention has been given to the role of school characteristics in mitigating the negative effects of conflict on academic performance. This study aims to evaluate whether the presence of psychology support teams and populations directly affected by conflict, such as victims and ex-combatants, in schools leads to differential impacts of conflict on academic performance in Colombia. To this end, we construct a panel dataset for the period 2016-2021 which includes information on the incidence of conflict at the municipal level, administrative data from schools, and the average results of standardized tests taken by final-year high school students. Estimations suggest that the effects of psychology teams do not reduce the negative effects of conflict while the presence of direct victims or ex-combatants helps alleviate the effects. Fixed effects estimations The findings of this study can inform public policy decisions aimed at mitigating the effects of armed conflict on human capital accumulation.