adulthood, using a novel proxy for stress: risk of military induction in the United States during the Vietnam War. The paper … associations exist only for men who did not serve in the war, and are not present for women or men who did serve. These findings … add to the evidence on the lasting consequences of stress, and indicate that induction risk during the Vietnam War may, in …

of war; 2) given the war, what explains the reduction in economic growth in terms physical capital, labor force, human … capital, and productivity; and 3) what potential growth scenarios for Syria there could be in the aftermath of war. Estimates …

effects of the Syrian war and the advance of the Islamic State on the Levant. Syria and Iraq bear the brunt of the direct …

the impact of war on women's employment decisions. The results indicate that as a result of the Maoist-led insurgency …, women's employment probabilities were substantially higher in 2001 and 2006 relative to the outbreak of war in 1996. These …

the occupied areas during the First Indochina War. Difference-in-difference estimation results suggest that school …

relevant for emerging markets as they integrate financially with the rest of the world. This paper argues that, because of the …

(the VIX, the U.S. real interest rate and real exchange rate, U.S. GDP growth, and world commodity prices) that explain …

This paper analyzes the impact of Covid-19 and uncooperative trade policies on world food markets. It quantifies the … percent on average. Escalating export restrictions would multiply the initial shock by a factor of 3, with world food prices …