The Child Health Effects of Terrorism: Evidence from the Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria

doi:10.1080/00036846.2018.1502871

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The Child Health Effects of Terrorism: Evidence from the Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria

dc.contributor.author	Ekhator, Uche Eseosa
dc.contributor.author	Asfaw, Abraham Abebe
dc.date.accessioned	2019-01-10T22:39:34Z
dc.date.available	2019-01-10T22:39:34Z
dc.date.issued	2018-08-25
dc.description.abstract	This study examines the effect of terrorism on height-for-age z-scores, weight-for-age z-scores, weight-for-height z-scores, stunting, and wasting. Using the Boko Haram Insurgency, it compares outcomes in Boko Haram high-active and low-active areas. A difference-in-difference and regression model identifies the extensive and intensive margin effects respectively. The study uses data from the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey and the Global Terrorism Database. The results suggest that the Boko Haram Insurgency reduces weight-for-age and weight-for-height z-scores and increases the probability of wasting. The evidence suggests that policies targeting healthcare services may mitigate the long-term impacts of the Boko Haram Insurgency on human capital production.	en
dc.identifier.citation	Applied Economics
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/31141
dc.identifier.issn	0003-6846
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/31141
dc.publisher	Taylor and Francis
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.subject	TERRORISM
dc.subject	BOKO HARAM
dc.subject	CHILD HEALTH
dc.subject	DIFFERENCE-IN-DIFFERENCE
dc.subject	STUNTING
dc.subject	WASTING
dc.subject	CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE
dc.title	The Child Health Effects of Terrorism	en
dc.title.subtitle	Evidence from the Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
dc.type	Article de journal	fr
dc.type	Artículo de revista	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.associatedcontent	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00036846.2018.1502871 Journal website (version of record)	en
okr.date.disclosure	2020-02-25
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Journal Article
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.externalcontent	External Content
okr.identifier.doi	10.1080/00036846.2018.1502871
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/31141
okr.journal.nbpages	624-38
okr.language.supported	en
okr.peerreview	Academic Peer Review
okr.region.administrative	Africa
okr.region.country	Nigeria
okr.topic	Conflict and Development::Conflict and Fragile States
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population::Early Child and Children's Health
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population::Food & Nutrition Policy
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population::Health Service Management and Delivery
okr.topic	Social Development::Social Conflict and Violence
okr.unit	GTFDR
okr.volume	51(6)