Titel:Growing up in the Iran-Iraq War and Preferences for Strong Defense
Autor:Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza
Weitere Verfasser:Gholipour, Hassan F.
Veröffentlicht:2019
URI:https://archiv.ub.uni-marburg.de/es/2024/0602
URN: urn:nbn:de:hebis:04-es2024-06022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17192/es2024.0602
ISSN: 1867-3678
DDC:330 Wirtschaft
Publikationsdatum:2024-01-19
Lizenz:https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0

Dokument

Schlagwörter:
Beliefs, Preferences for defense, Impressionable years hypothesis, Iran-Iraq war

Summary:
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of individuals’ memories of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988) during early adulthood (18-25 years) on their preference for strong national defense forces and their willingness to fight for Iran (in the event of another war). Using the World Value Survey (WVS) data, we provide evidence that Iranians who experienced the war during early adulthood give top priority to strong defense forces. However, we find that there is no significant association between individuals’ memories of the war during early adulthood and their willingness to fight for Iran. The results are robust, controlling for a set of individuals’ socio-economic and political characteristics.


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