@article {Akbulut-Yuksel634, author = {Mevlude Akbulut-Yuksel}, title = {Children of War}, volume = {49}, number = {3}, pages = {634--662}, year = {2014}, doi = {10.3368/jhr.49.3.634}, publisher = {University of Wisconsin Press}, abstract = {This paper provides causal evidence on the long-term consequences of large-scale physical destruction on educational attainment, health status, and labor market outcomes of children. I exploit the plausibly exogenous region-by-cohort variation in the intensity of World War Two (WWII) destruction as a unique quasi-experiment. I find that exposure to destruction had long-lasting detrimental effects on the human capital formation, health, and labor market outcomes of Germans who were at school-age during WWII. An important channel for the effect of destruction on educational attainment is the destruction of schools whereas malnutrition is partly behind the estimated impact on health.}, issn = {0022-166X}, URL = {https://jhr.uwpress.org/content/49/3/634}, eprint = {https://jhr.uwpress.org/content/49/3/634.full.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Human Resources} }