Conflict, displacement and reintegration: household survey evidence from El Salvador

The research uses existing survey instruments to identify individuals and households who have been displaced by war, and examines the consequences in terms of their predisposition to poverty and their transition from poverty over time. The findings underscore the need for multilateral, bilateral and national development strategies to be targeted to provide support to those populations disproportionately affected by war and in particular to support the economic reactivation of the former conflictive zones in El Salvador.

Moreover, efforts should be made to compensate for the lack of human capital investment in the former conflictive zones and to target investment activities towards the rebuilding of social capital.