Valente, Christine (2011) Children of the Revolution: Fetal and Child Health amidst Violent Civil Conflict. Working Paper. Department of Economics, University of Sheffield ISSN 1749-8368
Abstract
This paper considers the impact of exposure to civil conflict on health inputs and outcomes from conception to age five, using the recent Maoist insurgency in Nepal as a case study. Conflict intensity is measured by the number of conflict deaths by district and month and merged with pregnancy histories from the 2001 and 2006 Demographic and Health Surveys. Within-mother estimates show that civil conflict increases the likelihood of miscarriage, so that exposure to conflict in utero has not only a scarring effect but also a selection effect on survivors, most likely due to a combination of maternal stress and malnutrition.
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Keywords: | civil conflict, child health, fetal loss, Nepal |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Economics (Sheffield) > Sheffield Economics Research Papers Series |
Depositing User: | Repository Officer |
Date Deposited: | 04 Oct 2011 14:14 |
Last Modified: | 07 Jun 2014 04:43 |
Published Version: | http://www.shef.ac.uk/economics/research/serps/yea... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Department of Economics, University of Sheffield |
Identification Number: | Sheffield Economic Research Paper Series 2011018 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:43303 |