Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/283432 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
MAGKS Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics No. 20-2023
Publisher: 
Philipps-University Marburg, School of Business and Economics, Marburg
Abstract: 
With a representative survey of 1,214 participants conducted in early 2022, this study investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on marriage and childbirth in Iran. The results of the empirical investigation using logistic regressions suggest that the experience of unemployment due to the pandemic is positively associated with marriage during the pandemic and the experience of losing a close relative or family member is negatively associated with marriage. In addition, concern about the persistence of the pandemic and vaccination status show negative associations with childbirth during the pandemic. We found heterogenous effects depending on gender, location, and social class; for example, the negative effects of the concern about a prolonged pandemic and vaccination status are driven by female respondents. Overall, the results have implications for the development of the fertility rate and population in post- pandemic Iran.
Subjects: 
COVID-19
pandemic
disaster
Iran
survey
logistic regression
marriage
fertility
family planning
inequality
JEL: 
C83
D91
D1
J12
J13
P46
Q54
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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