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survivors health is crucial for the design of post-war economic policies. This paper investigates this question for the … years of life have a weaker health, reflected by a lower height for age z-score (HAZ). Using the Infancy Childhood Puberty … indicates that months of civil war before a woman's birth also have a negative impact on her health highlighting the importance …
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The authors use data from three waves of the India National Family Health Survey to explore the relationship between … the month of birth and the health outcomes of young children in India. They find that children born during the monsoon … variations in affecting environmental conditions at the time of birth and determining the health outcomes of young children in …
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. Evidence on intervening pathways suggests that health rather than schooling is the most important channel in connecting early …
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health capital. Individuals exposed to the war at all ages between birth and adolescence exhibit reduced adult stature and …
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health, the largest impacts stem from adolescent exposure …
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health, the largest impacts stem from adolescent exposure. …
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We examine the causal impact of the 2002-2007 civil conflict in Côte d'Ivoire on children's health using household … health setbacks compared with children from less affected regions. We further examine possible war impact mechanisms using … in particular economic losses, is an important channel through which armed conflict negatively impacts child health …
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Ethiopia) to measure the conflict's impact on children's health in both nations. The identification strategy uses event data to …
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Burundi's civil war on children's health status. The identification strategy exploits exogenous variation in the war's timing …
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health capital. Individuals exposed to the war at all ages between birth and adolescence exhibit reduced adult stature and …
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