Adult Health Outcomes during War: The Case of Afghanistan

Parlow, Anton (2016): Adult Health Outcomes during War: The Case of Afghanistan.

Abstract

In using spatial variations of the conflict experience in Afghanistan, I estimate mortality and health risks for adults, and thus a casual effect of war on these health outcomes. I find limited support that adults are more likely to die in areas more affected by the conflict than others. However, I find pronounced effects on adult health outcomes, e.g. adults are more likely to be sick in the provinces affected by violence. Though, this effect reverses in sign once focusing on women of reproductive age which could be driven by reported improvements in maternal health services in these provinces.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Armed Conflicts, Adult Health, Mortality
• Subjects: I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I1 - Health > I12 - Health Behavior; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O12 - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development

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