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Civil Conflict and Firm Recovery: Evidence from Côte d’Ivoire

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This paper examines how firms bounce back after a short, albeit severe, civil conflict. Thanks to a rich firm-level database, we follow surviving enterprises before, during and after the 2011 post-electoral crisis in Côte d'Ivoire. Main findings are summarized as follows. First, recovery was rapid in the first year but imperfect: 3 years after the shock, firms did not reach their pre-crisis level of productivity. Second, we show a wide heterogeneity in recovery across firms according to their initial characteristics (before the crisis). Young and local firms are more able to rebound after the crisis. In addition, credit-constrained firms are less resilient, highlighting the importance of access to credit in post-crisis periods. Finally, the recovery is quicker for labor-intensive firms; but firms relying more on skilled workers are less likely to rebound.

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hal-04234449 , version 1 (10-10-2023)

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Florian Léon, Ibrahima Dosso. Civil Conflict and Firm Recovery: Evidence from Côte d’Ivoire. The Journal of Development Studies, 2022, 58 (11), pp.2263-2289. ⟨10.1080/00220388.2022.2094255⟩. ⟨hal-04234449⟩
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