RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 First- and Second-Generation Impacts of the Biafran War
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 488
OP 531
DO 10.3368/jhr.58.4.0118-9272R1
VO 58
IS 2
A1 Richard Akresh
A1 Sonia Bhalotra
A1 Marinella Leone
A1 Una Osili
YR 2023
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/58/2/488.abstract
AB We analyze long-term impacts of the 1967–1970 Nigerian Civil War, providing the first evidence of intergenerational impacts. War exposure among women results in reduced adult stature, an increased likelihood of being overweight, earlier age at first birth, and lower educational attainment. War exposure of mothers has adverse impacts on next-generation child survival, growth, and education. Impacts vary with age of exposure. For the mother and child health outcomes, the largest impacts stem from adolescent exposure. Exposure to a primary education program mitigates impacts of war exposure. War exposure leads to men marrying later and having fewer children.