Alice Bonou 1* and Boris O. K. Lokonon
1 Unité de Recherche en Analyse de Politiques Agricoles et de Gestion des Exploitations Agricoles et Entreprises Agro-Industrielles, Université Nationale d’Agriculture, Porto-Novo, 01 BP : 5996 Cotonou, Benin 2Laboratoire de Recherche en Economie et Gestion, Université de Parakou, Parakou, Benin
*Corresponding author: alice.bonou@gmail.com
Shocks such as conflicts and violence can have devastating consequences on the daily life of rural households, particularly on their ability to maintain an adequate level of consumption to ensure their subsistence. This paper aims to analyze the impact of violence on the welfare of farmers in rural Benin. This study uses the rural sample of the 2018/2019 Harmonized Survey on Living Conditions of Households (EHCVM) of Benin (4,072 households). For this purpose, the study relies on an extended regression model. The extended regression model is characterized by the fact that it fits a linear regression, accommodating any combination of endogenous covariates, nonrandom treatment assignment, and endogenous sample selection. The results suggested that the households that experienced violence have an annual per capita consumption lower of about 7.45% than those that did not experience this shock. Therefore, policymakers could reinforce policies aiming to prevent violence in rural areas.