Cesur, Resul; Sabia, Joseph J.; Tekin, Erdal - In: Journal of Health Economics 32 (2013) 1, pp. 51-65
We exploit plausibly exogenous variation in overseas deployment assignment to estimate the effect of combat exposure on psychological well-being. Controlling for pre-deployment mental health, we find that active-duty soldiers deployed to combat zones are more likely to suffer from post-traumatic...