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Destruction and distress: using a quasi-experiment to show the effects of the September 11 attacks on mental well-being in the United Kingdom

Metcalfe, Robert, Powdthavee, Nattavudh and Dolan, Paul (2011) Destruction and distress: using a quasi-experiment to show the effects of the September 11 attacks on mental well-being in the United Kingdom. The Economic Journal, 121 (550). F81-F103. ISSN 0013-0133

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Identification Number: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2010.02416.x

Abstract

Using a longitudinal household panel dataset in the United Kingdom, where a significant proportion of the interviews are conducted in September each year, we are able to show that the attacks of September 11 resulted in lower levels of subjective well-being for those interviewed after that date in 2001 compared to those interviewed before it. This quasi-experiment provides one of the first examples of the impact of a terrorist attack in one country on well-being in another country.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref...
Additional Information: © 2011 The Author(s). The Economic Journal © 2011 Royal Economic Society
Divisions: Social Policy
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
JEL classification: H - Public Economics > H5 - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies > H56 - National Security and War
I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare and Poverty > I31 - General Welfare; Basic Needs; Living Standards; Quality of Life; Happiness
Date Deposited: 14 Feb 2011 10:21
Last Modified: 13 Apr 2024 02:06
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/32521

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