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Air pollution 2 Location: Auditorium F Session Chair: Ivan Ackermann, University of Bern | |
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The Unseen Pain of the Vietnam War: Long Term Effects of Agent Orange on Labor Market Outcomes Queen Mary University of London Using the nearest distances to Northern Vietnamese Army base as an instrumental variable for exposure to Agent Orange, we investigate its long-term effects on education and labor market outcomes of affected individuals in Vietnam. Our findings reveal that a one-unit increase in the exposure score at the commune level is associated with a significant reduction in education attainment, a decrease of 1.7 working days per month, and a reduction of 0.4 working hours per day. These effects are particularly pronounced among individuals who were born and continued to live in high-exposure areas, with persistent adverse impacts observed among their children as well. Our results remain robust after controlling for income and accounting for potential confounders. Furthermore, we find that exposure to Agent Orange leads to a persistent reduction in household and labor income by approximately 25%, highlighting the need for policies to address the long term and intergenerational socioeconomic effects of Agent Orange on the Vietnamese population. | |