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Population assistance --- Family planning --- Finance --- Law and legislation --- Government policy --- United Nations Population Fund --- United Nations --- Finance. --- Population assistance. --- China --- Population policy.

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Much of the developing world has experienced a decline in mortality, while fertility often has remained high. This has produced youthful populations in many countries, generally referred to as "youth bulges." Recent empirical research suggests that youth bulges may be associated with increased risks of political violence and conflict. This paper addresses ways that education may serve as a strategy to reduce the risk of political violence, particularly in the context of large cohorts of young males. The authors use a new education dataset measuring educational attainment. The dataset is constructed using demographic back-projection techniques, and offers uninterrupted time-series data for 120 countries. The empirical analysis finds evidence that large, young male population bulges are more likely to increase the risk of conflict in societies where male secondary education is low. The effect on conflict risk by low education and large youth populations is particularly strong in low and middle-income countries. This is especially challenging for Sub-Saharan Africa, the region facing the youngest age structure and the lowest educational attainment levels. Although quantitative studies generally find a strong relationship between indicators of development and conflict risk, the results suggest that poor countries do have some leverage over reducing conflict potential through increased educational opportunities for young people. There is further evidence that the interaction of large youth cohorts and low education levels may be mediated by structural economic factors. The study supports broad policy interventions in education by relaxing concerns about the consequences of rapid educational expansion.

Access and Equity in Basic Education --- Adolescent Health --- Armed Conflict --- Civil War --- Economic demography --- Economic growth --- Economic progress --- Education --- Educational attainment --- Fertility --- Health, Nutrition and Population --- Mortality --- Peace --- Policy Research --- Population Policies --- Primary Education --- Progress --- Secondary education --- Social Development --- Sustainable Development --- UNFPA --- United Nations Population Fund --- Young male --- Young men --- Young people --- Youth and Government

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Much of the developing world has experienced a decline in mortality, while fertility often has remained high. This has produced youthful populations in many countries, generally referred to as "youth bulges." Recent empirical research suggests that youth bulges may be associated with increased risks of political violence and conflict. This paper addresses ways that education may serve as a strategy to reduce the risk of political violence, particularly in the context of large cohorts of young males. The authors use a new education dataset measuring educational attainment. The dataset is constructed using demographic back-projection techniques, and offers uninterrupted time-series data for 120 countries. The empirical analysis finds evidence that large, young male population bulges are more likely to increase the risk of conflict in societies where male secondary education is low. The effect on conflict risk by low education and large youth populations is particularly strong in low and middle-income countries. This is especially challenging for Sub-Saharan Africa, the region facing the youngest age structure and the lowest educational attainment levels. Although quantitative studies generally find a strong relationship between indicators of development and conflict risk, the results suggest that poor countries do have some leverage over reducing conflict potential through increased educational opportunities for young people. There is further evidence that the interaction of large youth cohorts and low education levels may be mediated by structural economic factors. The study supports broad policy interventions in education by relaxing concerns about the consequences of rapid educational expansion.

Access and Equity in Basic Education --- Adolescent Health --- Armed Conflict --- Civil War --- Economic demography --- Economic growth --- Economic progress --- Education --- Educational attainment --- Fertility --- Health, Nutrition and Population --- Mortality --- Peace --- Policy Research --- Population Policies --- Primary Education --- Progress --- Secondary education --- Social Development --- Sustainable Development --- UNFPA --- United Nations Population Fund --- Young male --- Young men --- Young people --- Youth and Government

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This paper reviews both current practices and common challenges of measuring the causes, functioning, and consequences of violent conflict at the micro-level. The authors review existing conflict- and violence-related survey questionnaires, with a particular focus on the World Bank's Living Standard Measurement Surveys. Further, they discuss methodological challenges associated with empirical work in conflict-affected areas-such as operationalizing a definition of conflict, using the appropriate units of analysis, deciding on the timing of the survey, dealing with data biases and conducting surveys in an ethically sound manner-and propose ways to improve the usefulness of existing surveys to analyze conflict processes at the micro-level. Violent conflict, households, survey methods, questionnaire design.

Abuse. --- Access to Markets. --- Access to Services. --- Armed Conflict. --- Atrocities. --- Basic Needs. --- Bombing. --- Causes of Displacement. --- Child Mortality. --- Civil War. --- Civilian Populations. --- Combatants. --- Conflict and Development. --- Conflict Research. --- Conflict Resolution. --- Conflict. --- Conflicts. --- Constraints. --- Consultant. --- Contract. --- Crises. --- Death. --- Demobilization. --- Democracy. --- Developing Countries. --- Disarmament. --- Economic Development. --- Economic Growth. --- Economies. --- Ethnic Group. --- Evelopment Aid. --- Evelopment Policy. --- Ex-Combatant. --- Excess Mortality. --- Exposure to Violence. --- Extreme Poverty. --- Fertility. --- Fighting. --- Food Consumption. --- Food Policy. --- Foundations. --- Genocide. --- Guerrilla. --- Health Problems. --- Health, Nutrition and Population. --- Household Emographics. --- Household Heads. --- Household Survey. --- Household Welfare. --- Human Capital. --- Human Welfare. --- Hunger Insurance. --- Illness. --- Impact of Conflict. --- Impact of Shocks. --- Income. --- Inequality. --- Insurance. --- International Bank. --- International Committee. --- International Cooperation. --- Knowledge. --- Labor Market. --- Labor Supply. --- Lack of Infrastructure. --- Life Events. --- Living Standards. --- Local Conflict. --- Malnutrition. --- Measures. --- Migration. --- Military Service. --- Mortality Levels. --- Mortality. --- Nations. --- Needs Assessments. --- Negotiations. --- Number of Deaths. --- Nutrition. --- Observer. --- Peace Research. --- Peace. --- Peacebuilding. --- Peacekeeping. --- Polarization. --- Policy Iscussions. --- Policy Makers. --- Policy Research Working Paper. --- Policy Research. --- Policy. --- Political Constraints. --- Political Instability. --- Political Participation. --- Political Violence. --- Politics. --- Poor Households. --- Poor. --- Population Fund. --- Population Groups. --- Population Policies. --- Population. --- Post Conflict Reconstruction. --- Post-Conflict Reconstruction. --- Poverty Dynamics. --- Poverty Estimates. --- Poverty Reduction. --- Poverty. --- Primary School. --- Progress. --- Publications. --- Rape. --- Rebel. --- Reconstruction. --- Refugee Camps. --- Refugee. --- Revolutions. --- Right-Wing. --- Risks. --- Roads. --- Rural Households. --- Rural Poverty Reduction. --- Rural Roads. --- Rural. --- Sexual Abuse. --- Social Action. --- Social Conflict and Violence. --- Social Development. --- Social Science. --- Social Security. --- Soldiers. --- Substance Abuse. --- Terrorism. --- Training. --- Transfers. --- Trauma. --- Trust. --- Unemployment. --- United Nations Population Fund. --- University. --- Victims. --- Village Leaders. --- Violence. --- Violent Conflict. --- Violent Experiences. --- Vulnerability. --- Vulnerable Groups. --- War. --- Warfare. --- World Evelopment.