Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we exploit exogenous variation in deployment assignment to estimate the effect of combat …

health, the causal effect of combat is not well established. Using data drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of … Adolescent Health, we exploit exogenous variation in deployment assignment and find that soldiers deployed to combat zones where … suicidal ideation, psychological counseling, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Our estimates imply lower-bound health …