Political violence and social networks: Experimental evidence from a Nigerian election

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-48

  Fafchamps, Marcel ^a   Vicente, Pedro C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Field experiment; Nigeria; Political violence; Social networks; Voter education

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; KINSHIP; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PERCEPTION; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; POLITICAL VIOLENCE; SOCIAL NETWORK;

NIGERIA;

EID: 84867899537     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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