This paper analyzes health consequences of forced civilian displacement that occurred during the war in Croatia 1991 …-1995 which accompanied the demise of Yugoslavia. Using the Croatian Adult Health Survey 2003 we test whether displacement is … relevant in explaining various dimensions of measured and self-assessed health. We adopt an instrumental variable approach …

In this paper we address the long-run effects of childhood shocks on health in late adulthood. Applying a life … health outcomes after age fifty. Having lived in a children s home, in a foster family, or having suffered a period of hunger … and later health into a-priori unknown groups, we show that some adverse shocks have opposite effects for specific groups. …

, extend the empirical approach in two ways. First, we add health as an additional outcome di- mension. Second, we apply a semi …