Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/295944 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 16921
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Using novel longitudinal data, this paper studies the short- and medium-term effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 on social trust of adolescents in Germany. Comparing adolescents who responded to our survey shortly before the start of the war with those who responded shortly after the conflict began and applying difference-in-differences (DiD) models over time, we find a significant decline in the outcome after the war started. These findings provide new evidence on how armed conflicts influence social trust and well-being among young people in a country not directly involved in the war.
Subjects: 
war
trust
social capital
Russia's invasion of Ukraine
JEL: 
C23
H75
I14
N44
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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