Jornadas 20º Aniversario IEB – Sesión 1: El futuro del aeropuerto de Barcelona
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4th Meeting on Transport Economics and Infrastructure
Organised by Institut d’Economia de Barcelona (IEB) and Grup de Recerca en Governs i Mercats (GiM, UB)
SEMINAR: Libertad González (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) – «Preventing Child Maltreatment: Beneficial Side Effects of Public Childcare Provision»
14.30h – SALA DE GRAUS – IN PERSON OR ON LINE
SEMINAR: Rosa Sanchis-Guarner (Universitat de Barcelona) – «Home Broadband and Human Capital Formation»
14.30h – SALA DE GRAUS – IN PERSON OR ON LINE
2021/05: Terrorist attacks, Islamophobia and newborns’health
Islamophobia has increased in recent years which can be partly attributed to terrorist attacks perpetrated by jihadist groups. Islamophobia might be a source of stress, being 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. 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 treated group. We conclude that one of the channels contributing to the deterioration of those newborns health is the stress faced by their mothers that resulted from the increase in Islamophobia.
X International Academic Symposium: Green opportunities for the energy sector
