Determinants of forced displacement in Norte de Santander 2008-2013

Abstract

This article aims to identify incentives for armed groups to generate displacement in the Norte de Santander department in the period 2008-2013, to the above used an econometric model in where the presence of illicit crops, the incidence of poverty and the terrorist attacks in the territories, the most significant are explanatory variables. It should be noted that the fixed effects model show that there are variables that explain the phenomenon, both among municipalities, as in the time of particular form, this opens possibilities for new routes research

Keywords

• armed
• actions
• economic incentives
• forced displacement