American Economic Review
ISSN 0002-8282 (Print) | ISSN 1944-7981 (Online)
Child Health and Conflict in Côte d'Ivoire
American Economic Review
vol. 102,
no. 3, May 2012
(pp. 294–99)
Abstract
We examine the impact of the 2002-07 civil conflict in Côte d'Ivoire on children's health status measured by height-for-age. We use pre- and post-war survey data coupled with information on the location of violent incidents to capture exposure to the conflict of children born during 1997-2007. Our results indicate that children from regions more affected by the conflict suffered significant health setbacks compared with children from less affected regions. Further, household-level victimization -- such as war-related economic stress, health stress, and displacement -- has a large and negative effect on child health in conflict-affected regions.Citation
Minoiu, Camelia, and Olga Shemyakina. 2012. "Child Health and Conflict in Côte d'Ivoire." American Economic Review, 102 (3): 294–99. DOI: 10.1257/aer.102.3.294JEL Classification
- D74 Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances
- I12 Health Production
- J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
- O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
- O17 Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements