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

Daniel Grossman, Umair Khalil () and Laura Panza

No 18714, CEPR Discussion Papers from Centre for Economic Policy Research

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.

JEL-codes: I12 I14 I18 I38 J13 J18 J68 N32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-12
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