@article{ref1,
title="Terrorist attacks, Islamophobia and newborns' health",
journal="Journal of health economics",
year="2021",
author="Armijos Bravo, Grace and Vall Castello, Judit",
volume="79",
number="",
pages="e102510-e102510",
abstract="Islamophobia has increased in the last years, in part, due to terrorist attacks perpetrated by jihadist groups. This phenomenon might be a source of stress, being particularly problematic for pregnant (Muslim) women. We examine how stress generated by the 2017 Catalonia (Spain) attacks affected the health of newborns whose mothers are from a Muslim country (as the perpetrators). We use a difference-in-differences-in-differences model comparing newborns whose mothers come from a Muslim country and are residing in a municipality directly affected by the attacks, to other newborns, before-after the attacks. <br><br>RESULTS show that the share of low-birth-weight babies and deliveries with complications raise significantly by 23.77%, and 13.02%. We document a significant increase in Islamophobia and in emotional distress in our group of interest. We conclude that Islamophobia-related stress is possibly one of the channels affecting health at birth.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0167-6296",
doi="10.1016/j.jhealeco.2021.102510",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2021.102510"
}