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Oliver Vanden Eynde is an Assistant Professor at Paris School of Economics. He was visiting Associate Research Scholar, Empirical Studies of Conflict Project (ESOC) at Princeton University in 2013-14. His research focuses on civil conflict, crime, and the role of the military in developing countries. He has worked on the human capital effects of military recruitment in colonial India, the design of civil-military institutions, and the targeting strategies of insurgents in India’s Maoist conflict. Current research projects explore the relationship between political change and crime reduction in India, the impact of infrastructure development in conflict zones, and the public finance of conflict. He obtained his Ph.D. at the London School of Economics in 2012.
Posts by Oliver Eynde
Political Change and Crime Reduction in Bihar
The aim of this project was to understand the mechanisms through which the political changes in 2005 contributed to the dramatic subsequent reduction in violent crimes. This project is an extension of...
- Oliver Eynde Clément Imbert Nishith Prakash
- 12 October, 2017
- IGC Research on India
Bidding for roads
This project aims to understand how to make it harder for local politicians to capture small-scale infrastructure projects. In the context of the bidding process for contracts under India’s flagship...
- Oliver Eynde Jacob Shapiro
- 31 March, 2017
- IGC Research on India
Bidding for Roads
The project looks into the mechanisms of political influence by analyzing whether contractors without political connections are deterred from applying, or whether the evaluation process is biased in f...
- Oliver Eynde Jonathan Lehne Jacob Shapiro
- 31 March, 2017
- IGC Research on India
Building connections: Political corruption and road construction in India
Rural infrastructure programmes of the government create new opportunities for growth but also for corruption. This column studies India’s flagship rural road construction programme and finds eviden...
- Oliver Eynde Jonathan Lehne Jacob Shapiro
- 13 September, 2016
- Articles
Connecting the red corridor: Infrastructure provision in conflict areas
The government’s efforts to develop rural infrastructure have been particularly intense in the 90-odd districts that are affected by Maoism. How successful has the implementation of flagship infras...
- Oliver Eynde Jacob Shapiro
- 05 November, 2015
- Articles
Connecting the Red Corridor: Infrastructure Provision in Conflict Zones
This project introduces a unique, integrated dataset on Maoist activity, three flagship programmes for rural infrastructure development (PMGSY, RGGVY, and USOF), and a dedicated programme targeted at ...
- Oliver Eynde Jacob Shapiro
- 31 October, 2014
- IGC Research on India
Rural infrastructure provision in India: mapping the Bharat Nirman programme
This project introduces a unique, integrated dataset on Maoist activity, three flagship programmes for rural infrastructure development (PMGSY,RGGVY, and USOF), and a dedicated programme targeted at I...
- Oliver Eynde Jacob Shapiro
- 31 October, 2014
- IGC Research on India