Spillover effect of violent conflicts on food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa

We examine violent conflict's spillover effects on food insecurity in Uganda, Ethiopia, and Malawi. Using a contiguity matrix weighted on the distance between housing units and data from the Living Standard Mea-surement Survey, we find a statistically significant spillover effect of violent conflict on food security in Ethiopia and Uganda. Statistically significant indirect effects of violent conflict on food security were negative within Malawi and positive within Ethiopia. Direct and spillover effects of violent conflicts and other covariates on food security are also analyzed.

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This research examines the spillover effects of violent conflicts on food insecurity in Uganda, Ethiopia, and Malawi. Using a contiguous matrix weighted on housing unit distance and data from the Living Standard Measurement Survey, statistically significant spillover effects of violent conflicts on food security were found in Ethiopia and Uganda. Negative indirect effects were observed in Malawi, while positive ones were observed in Ethiopia. The analysis also includes the direct effects of violent conflicts and other covariates on food security.