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Eventos / 17/06/2016

The Nazi Occupation of the Soviet Union in WWII: The Long-Term Health Consequences

​​​​Christian Manuel Posso, Ph.D. 

Investigador Banco de la República, Medellín

Fecha: viernes 17  de junio de 2016
Hora: 10:00 am. - 12:00 m.
Lugar: Auditorio 38-122, Universidad EAFIT

​We investigate the long-run effects of the Nazi occupation of the Soviet Union during World War II on health outcomes of individuals who were in early childhood during the occupation. Our unique quasi-experimental design relying on the precise timing of occupation, exact geographic location of occupied municipalities, unexpected attack of German forces and its rapid advancement into the Soviet Union allows us to estimate the differences in health outcomes between individuals who were in their early childhood and lived in occupied municipalities at the time of the occupation and individuals unaffected by occupation in early childhood (born after WWII). Due to the heterogeneity in the intensity of treatment, we conduct the analysis separately for individuals exposed to occupation for a short period of time (few months) and individuals exposed to occupation for several years. Additionally, we test for the differences in the eff effct of occupation across different stages of childhood, including in-utero, 0-12 months, 1-3 years, and 3-5 years. Our estimates show that German occupation of the Soviet Union had large detrimental effect on health of individuals who were in utero or in early childhood at the time of occupation, lived in occupied municipalities and survived to their adulthood. The effects are the largest if the exposure occurred in utero or in infancy, and lasted longer.

ACERCA DEL EXPOSITOR

Christian es PhD. en Economía y Master in Economía The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Master en economía aplicada y economista de la Universidad del Valle. También fue asistente de Investigación de Carolina Population Center entre 2012-2015. Ha sido Profesor catedrático en diferentes universidades como Eafit, Unaula, Universidad del Valle, Universidad Javeriana. Actualmente se desempeña como Investigador del Banco de la República.
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