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Hunting Militias at All Cost: Urban Military Operation and Birth Outcomes
| dc.contributor.gruplac | Grupo de investigaciones. Facultad de Economía. Universidad del Rosario | |
| dc.creator | Cortés Cortés, Darwin | |
| dc.creator | Gómez, Catalina | |
| dc.creator | Posso, Christian | |
| dc.creator | Suárez, Gabriel | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-10-11T19:11:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-10-11T19:11:28Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2023-10-09 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-10-10 | |
| dc.description | Este estudio examina el impacto de la Operación Orión en los resultados de salud de los recién nacidos. Investigaciones anteriores han explorado los efectos negativos del conflicto en la salud infantil, pero las consecuencias específicas de las operaciones militares estatales en los recién nacidos, especialmente en entornos urbanos, siguen siendo poco conocidas. Empleando un diseño de Diferencias en Diferencias y utilizando datos administrativos de los Informes de Estadísticas Vitales de Colombia, evaluamos los efectos de la Operación Orión sobre el peso, la altura y la probabilidad de un puntaje de Apgar alto al nacer. Nuestro análisis revela una reducción significativa en el peso al nacer entre los bebés nacidos en vecindarios afectados por la intervención, con efectos concentrados observados entre las madres casadas y con menor educación. Encontramos una disminución de la talla al nacer y una reducción de la probabilidad de tener un puntaje de Apgar superior a 7. Si bien la prueba directa del estrés como mecanismo subyacente principal no era posible con los datos disponibles, nuestros hallazgos sugieren que el estrés podría influir en los resultados del parto. Estos hallazgos mejoran nuestra comprensión de los complejos impactos de las operaciones militares estatales y subrayan la importancia de considerar el contexto al evaluar sus consecuencias en las comunidades locales. | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study examines the impact of the Orion Operation on newborn health outcomes. Previous research has explored the negative effects of conflict on child health, but the specific consequences of state military operations on newborns, especially in urban settings, remain poorly understood. Employing a Difference-in-Differences design and using administrative data from the Colombian Vital Statistics Reports, we assess the effects of the Orion Operation on birth weight, height, and the probability of a high Apgar score. Our analysis reveals a significant reduction in birth weight among infants born in intervention-affected neighborhoods, with concentrated effects observed among married and less educated mothers. We find a decrease in height at birth and a reduction in the probability of having an Apgar score higher than 7, which indicates good health at birth. While direct testing of stress as the primary underlying mechanism was unfeasible, our findings suggest that stress might influence birth outcomes. These findings enhance our understanding of the complex impacts of state military operations and underscore the importance of considering the context when assessing their consequences on local communities. | |
| dc.format.extent | 29 pp | |
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| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/41157 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Universidad del Rosario | |
| dc.publisher.department | Facultad de Economía | |
| dc.relation.uri | https://ideas.repec.org/p/col/000092/020935.html | |
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| dc.rights.acceso | Abierto (Texto Completo) | |
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| dc.source.instname | instname:Universidad del Rosario | |
| dc.source.reponame | reponame:Repositorio Institucional EdocUR | |
| dc.subject.jel | D74 | |
| dc.subject.jel | I12 | |
| dc.subject.jel | J13 | |
| dc.subject.keyword | Birth Outcomes | |
| dc.subject.keyword | Conflict | |
| dc.subject.keyword | Colombia | |
| dc.subject.keyword | Urban Military Operation | |
| dc.subject.keyword | Orion Operation | |
| dc.title | Hunting Militias at All Cost: Urban Military Operation and Birth Outcomes | |
| dc.type | workingPaper | |
| dc.type.hasVersion | info:eu-repo/semantics/draft | |
| dc.type.spa | Documento de Trabajo |
