George Naufal is an associate research scientist at the Public Policy Research Institute (PPRI) at Texas A&M University, and a research fellow at the IZA Institute of Labor Economics. Previously he was the Technical Director at Timberlake Consultants. He was also an Assistant/Associate Professor of Economics at The American University of Sharjah (2007 to 2014) in the United Arab Emirates. His area of expertise is applied econometrics with applications to labor economics including criminal justice, conflict, migration, demographics, and unemployment. Dr. Naufal has secured more than $1.5 million in grant funding including grants from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Caruth Foundation, and Arnold Ventures. George completed his Ph.D. in Economics in 2007 from Texas A&M University.
What do outbreaks of armed conflict mean for households in war-torn areas? This column presents findings from data on Iraq on how household level decision-making is affected by conflict. The evidence suggests that armed conflict episodes have long-term effects on human capital that far outweigh the obvious and immediate impact of armed violence.