Arbeitspapier
In-utero Exposure to Violence and Child Health in Iraq
This paper examines the impact of exposure to violence during pregnancy on anthropometric and cognitive outcomes of children in the medium-run. I combine detailed household-level data on more than 36,000 children with geo-coded information on civilian casualties in the aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq between 2003 and 2009 and exploit within mother differences in prenatal exposure to violence. I find that one violent incident during pregnancy decreases height and weight for age scores by 0.13 standard deviations and lowers cognitive and behavioral skills of children. Leveraging information on the severity, type and perpetrator of violence, I isolate the effect of stress from access to prenatal care. I show that the results hold when restricting attention to incidents with little impact on the local infrastructure and are largest for more stressful events; primarily those that target the civilian population and involve execution and torture.
- Language
-
Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
-
Series: Discussion Paper ; No. 452
- Classification
-
Wirtschaft
Health Behavior
Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
- Subject
-
stress
child health
Iraq
- Event
-
Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
-
Sardoschau, Sulin
- Event
-
Veröffentlichung
- (who)
-
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München und Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Collaborative Research Center Transregio 190 - Rationality and Competition
- (where)
-
München und Berlin
- (when)
-
2023
- Handle
- Last update
-
10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET
Data provider
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft. If you have any questions about the object, please contact the data provider.
Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Sardoschau, Sulin
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München und Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Collaborative Research Center Transregio 190 - Rationality and Competition
Time of origin
- 2023
Other Objects (12)
Preventing media incitement to violence in Iraq
Exposure to Neighborhood Violence and Child-Parent Conflict among a Longitudinal Sample of Dutch Adolescents
Domestic Violence and Child Mortality
The Long-Term Effects of In-Utero Exposure to Rubella
Sexual violence affects adolescents' health and prosocial behaviour beyond other violence exposure
Violence during Early Childhood and Child Development
Does grief transfer across generations? In-utero deaths and child outcomes
Does Grief Transfer across Generations? In-Utero Deaths and Child Outcomes
The Lasting Legacy of Seasonal Influenza: In-Utero Exposure and Labor Market Outcomes
Long-Run Impacts of In-Utero Ramadan Exposure: Evidence from Administrative Tax Records
Mitigating media incitement to violence in Iraq : a locally driven approach
Violence While in Utero: The Impact of Assaults during Pregnancy on Birth Outcomes
Preventing media incitement to violence in Iraq
Exposure to Neighborhood Violence and Child-Parent Conflict among a Longitudinal Sample of Dutch Adolescents
Domestic Violence and Child Mortality
The Long-Term Effects of In-Utero Exposure to Rubella
Sexual violence affects adolescents' health and prosocial behaviour beyond other violence exposure
Violence during Early Childhood and Child Development
Does grief transfer across generations? In-utero deaths and child outcomes
Does Grief Transfer across Generations? In-Utero Deaths and Child Outcomes
The Lasting Legacy of Seasonal Influenza: In-Utero Exposure and Labor Market Outcomes
Long-Run Impacts of In-Utero Ramadan Exposure: Evidence from Administrative Tax Records
Mitigating media incitement to violence in Iraq : a locally driven approach
Violence While in Utero: The Impact of Assaults during Pregnancy on Birth Outcomes
Preventing media incitement to violence in Iraq
Exposure to Neighborhood Violence and Child-Parent Conflict among a Longitudinal Sample of Dutch Adolescents
Domestic Violence and Child Mortality
The Long-Term Effects of In-Utero Exposure to Rubella
Sexual violence affects adolescents' health and prosocial behaviour beyond other violence exposure
Violence during Early Childhood and Child Development
Does grief transfer across generations? In-utero deaths and child outcomes
Does Grief Transfer across Generations? In-Utero Deaths and Child Outcomes
The Lasting Legacy of Seasonal Influenza: In-Utero Exposure and Labor Market Outcomes
Long-Run Impacts of In-Utero Ramadan Exposure: Evidence from Administrative Tax Records
Mitigating media incitement to violence in Iraq : a locally driven approach