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Akresh, Richard, Bhalotra, Sonia, Leone, Marinella and Osili, Una (2023) First and second generation impacts of the Biafran war. Journal of Human Resources, 58 (2). doi:10.3368/jhr.58.4.0118-9272R1 ISSN 0022-166X.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.4.0118-9272R1
Abstract
We analyze long-term impacts of the 1967-1970 Nigerian Civil War, providing the first evidence of intergenerational impacts. War exposure among women results in reduced adult stature, an increased likelihood of being overweight, earlier age at first birth, and lower educational attainment. War exposure of mothers has adverse impacts on next-generation child survival, growth, and education. Impacts vary with age of exposure. For the mother and child health outcomes, the largest impacts stem from adolescent exposure. Exposure to a primary education program mitigates impacts of war exposure. War exposure leads to men marrying later and having fewer children.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Human Resources | ||||||||
Publisher: | University of Wisconsin Press | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0022-166X | ||||||||
Official Date: | March 2023 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 58 | ||||||||
Number: | 2 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.3368/jhr.58.4.0118-9272R1 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 26 April 2021 | ||||||||
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