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War during childhood: The long run effects of warfare on health

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Mevlude Akbulut-Yuksel

In: Journal of Health Economics 53 (2017), May 2017, 117-130

Abstract

This paper estimates the causal long-term consequences of an exposure to war in utero and during childhood on the risk of obesity and the probability of having a chronic health condition in adulthood. Using the plausibly exogenous city-by-cohort variation in the intensity of WWII destruction as a unique quasi-experiment, I find that individuals who were exposed to WWII destruction during the prenatal and early postnatal periods have higher BMIs and are more likely to be obese as adults. I also find an elevated incidence of chronic health conditions such as stroke, hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disorder in adulthood among these wartime children.

Themen: Gesundheit



Keywords: Warfare, Body size Health conditions Children
Externer Link:
http://ftp.iza.org/dp10807.pdf

DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2017.02.005

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