Health Impact of Armed Conflict - Evidence from Ukraine
Journal: Research Square
Year: 2023

Abstract Armed conflicts impose substantial costs on the civilian population. We empirically measure the impact of the armed conflict in Eastern Ukraine from 2014 to 2016 by exploring the channels through which people’s physical health is affected when conflict breaks out. Specifically, this research focuses on the effects of the conflict. Using the Ukrainian Household Budget Survey (UHBS) data set from 2003 to 2016, we employed a modified difference-in-difference estimation technique and find e