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Probing Indirect Effects of Civil Conflict on Child Health in Non-Conflict Zones: Evidence from Sri Lanka

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  • Jia LI

    (School of Social Science, Tsinghua University)

  • Koji YAMAZAKI

    (Center for Social Systems Innovation, Kobe University)

  • Takahiro ITO

    (Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University)

Abstract

We examine the indirect effect of violent conflict on child health in non-conflict zones for the case of Sri Lankan civil war. Using variations in timing, location, and intensity of violent events happened in the neighboring districts, we found evidence for the negative indirect effect on children living in adjacent areas to conflict zones. Our findings suggest the existence of a vulnerable population often neglected in the process of war reconstruction, that is, people living in neighboring areas of conflict zones. The causal pathway of the indirect effect is different from the one for the direct impact of violence on people in conflict zones. Our analysis of causal mechanisms indicates that inflows of internally displaced persons may have caused a short-run nutritional deficiency due to an increase in food prices, which suggests the importance of early policy responses to mitigate the negative impacts on people in neighboring non-conflict zones.

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  • Jia LI & Koji YAMAZAKI & Takahiro ITO, 2019. "Probing Indirect Effects of Civil Conflict on Child Health in Non-Conflict Zones: Evidence from Sri Lanka," GSICS Working Paper Series 35, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University.
    • Handle: RePEc:kcs:wpaper:35
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    civil conflict; child health; indirect effect; internally displaced persons; Sri Lanka;
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