Mental health cost of terrorism: Study of the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris

This study examines whether a terrorist attack in a developed country, which does not cause major damage to its capital stocks, affects the mental health of its residents. By exploiting variations in survey dates of the European Social Survey, we use a difference‐in‐differences strategy to show that...

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Published in:	Health economics Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. e1 - e14
Main Authors:	Kim, Dongyoung, Albert Kim, Young‐I1
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Wiley Periodicals Inc 01-01-2018
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Capital Charlie Hebdo cost of terrorism Developed countries Emigrants and Immigrants - psychology Female Health economics Humans Immigrants Low income groups Male Mental Health Middle Aged Paris Politics Polls & surveys Poverty Right wing politics Social impact Stress, Psychological - psychology subjective well‐being Supporters Surveys and Questionnaires Terrorism Terrorism - psychology Well being Paris Charlie Hebdo mental health terrorism cost of terrorism subjective well-being
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Summary:	This study examines whether a terrorist attack in a developed country, which does not cause major damage to its capital stocks, affects the mental health of its residents. By exploiting variations in survey dates of the European Social Survey, we use a difference‐in‐differences strategy to show that the attack adversely affects subjective well‐being and mental health measures of French respondents. These negative effects are stronger for immigrants and low‐income individuals. The impact is less dramatic for politically extreme right‐wing supporters. The distance from origin has little impact on these measures.
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ISSN:	1057-9230 1099-1050
DOI:	10.1002/hec.3520