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Title: The Intergenerational Health Effects of Forced Displacement: Japanese American Incarceration during WWII

Citation Type: Working Paper

Publication Year: 2023

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DOI: 10.3386/W31992

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Abstract: We study the intergenerational health consequences of forced displacement and incarceration of Japanese Americans in the US during WWII. Incarcerated mothers had babies who were less healthy at birth. This decrease in health represents a shift in the entire birthweight distribution due to exposure to prison camps. Imprisoned individuals were less likely to have children with fathers of other ethnic groups but were more likely to receive prenatal care, invest in education, and participate in the labor market. To the extent human capital effects mitigate the full negative effects of incarceration on intergenerational health, our results are a lower bound.

Url: https://www-nber-org.ezp1.lib.umn.edu/papers/w31992

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Authors: Grossman, Daniel S.; Khalil, Umair; Panza, Laura

Series Title: NBER Working Papers Series

Publication Number: 31992

Institution: National Bureau of Economic Research

Pages: 1-37

Publisher Location: Cambridge, MA

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Crime and Deviance, Health, Race and Ethnicity, Reproductive and Sexual Health

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