Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/236474 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 14443
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
The Vietnam War occurred when Vietnam was divided into two states with contrasting institutions. North Vietnam was characterized by a command economy under a stable political regime, whereas South Vietnam experienced a market economy and prolonged political instability. This paper uses this context to investigate the heterogeneous effect of childhood bombing exposure on health in adulthood. On average we found negative long-term effects on adult height and body mass index among the South Vietnamese population, while their counterparts in the North were barely affected. We argue that this heterogeneity is most likely attributable to the interplay of institutions and bombing.
Subjects: 
bombing
body mass index
institutions
nutrition transition
Vietnam
JEL: 
I15
O15
I31
H56
N35
N45
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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