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Conflict, Rockets, and Birth Outcomes: Evidence from Israel’s Operation Protective Edge

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  • Shirlee Lichtman-Sadot

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  • Neta Benshalom-Tirosh

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  • Eyal Sheiner

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  • Shirlee Lichtman-Sadot & Neta Benshalom-Tirosh & Eyal Sheiner, 2020. "Conflict, Rockets, and Birth Outcomes: Evidence from Israel’s Operation Protective Edge," Working Papers 2009, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Department of Economics.
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    Keywords

    birth outcomes; prenatal stress; prenatal care; Israeli-Palestinian conflict;
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    JEL classification:

    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior

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