Exposure to World War II and Its Labor Market Consequences over the Life Cycle
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Sebastian Till Braun, University of Bayreuth; Jan Stuhler, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
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Project Citation:
Braun, Sebastian Till, and Stuhler, Jan. Exposure to World War II and Its Labor Market Consequences over the Life Cycle. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-06-30. https://doi.org/10.3886/E234741V1
Project Description
Summary:
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With 70
million dead, World War II remains the most devastating conflict in history.
Among the survivors, millions were displaced, returned maimed from the battlefield,
or endured years of captivity. We examine the effects of such war exposures on
labor market careers, showing that they often become apparent only at certain
life stages. While war injuries reduced employment in old age, former prisoners
of war prolonged their time in the workforce before retiring. Many displaced workers,
especially women, never returned to employment. These responses align with
standard life-cycle theory and thus likely hold relevance for other conflicts.
Scope of Project
Geographic Coverage:
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West Germany
Data Type(s):
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census/enumeration data;
survey data
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