Bombing and the Two Vietnams

Arbeitspapier

The Vietnam War occurred when Vietnam was divided into two states with contrasting institutions. North Vietnam was characterized by a command economy under a stable political regime, whereas South Vietnam experienced a market economy and prolonged political instability. This paper uses this context to investigate the heterogeneous effect of childhood bombing exposure on health in adulthood. On average we found negative long-term effects on adult height and body mass index among the South Vietnamese population, while their counterparts in the North were barely affected. We argue that this heterogeneity is most likely attributable to the interplay of institutions and bombing.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 14443

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Health and Economic Development ; Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration ; General Welfare; Well-Being ; National Security and War ; Economic History: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy: Asia including Middle East ; Economic History: Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation: Asia including Middle East
• Thema: bombing ; body mass index ; institutions ; nutrition transition ; Vietnam

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Vuong, Vu ; Chang, Simon ; Palmer, Michael
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
• (wo): Bonn
• (wann): 2021

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/236474
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ