Camelia Minoiu|Olga Shemyakina
Armed conflict, household victimization, and child health in Côte d'Ivoire
International Monetary Fund|Georgia Institute of Technology
examine causal impact 20022007 civil conflict cte divoire childrens health using household surveys collected conflict information exact location date conflict events identification strategy relies exploiting temporal spatial variation across birth cohorts measure childrens exposure conflict find children regions affected conflict suffered significant health setbacks compared children less affected regions examine possible war impact mechanisms using rich survey data households experience war results suggest conflictrelated household victimization particular economic losses important channel armed conflict negatively impacts child health