Effect of Witnessing House Raids and Arrests on Child Behavior: Evidence from Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Sameh Hallaq and Belal Fallah

Defence and Peace Economics, 2023, vol. 34, issue 8, 1018-1038

Abstract: This study utilizes self-reported data on exposure to conflict, collected in the West Bank, to examine the exposure effect of house raids or arrest of household members on child behavior. We show that exposed children are more likely to engage in violent behavior. We also show that the exposure effect is independent of gender and that its magnitude is greater for older children. We propose that altering personality traits, mainly exacerbating neuroticism is a channel through which exposure to conflict affects children’s behavior.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1080/10242694.2022.2068298

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