Growing up in the Iran-Iraq war and preferences for strong defense

Mohammad Reza Farzanegan; Hassan F. Gholipour

doi:10.1111/rode.12806

Growing up in the Iran-Iraq war and preferences for strong defense

Mohammad Reza Farzanegan, Hassan F. Gholipour

Western Sydney University

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The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between individuals’ experiences of the Iran–Iraq war (1980–1988) during early adulthood (18–25 years) and their preference for strong national defense forces and their willingness to fight for Iran (in the event of another war). Using the World Values Survey data, we provide evidence that Iranians who experienced the war during their early adulthood give top priority to strong defense forces. However, we find that there is no significant association between individuals’ experiences of the war during early adulthood and their willingness to fight for Iran. The results are robust to controlling for a set of individuals’ socioeconomic and political characteristics as well as different age cohorts. Finally, we show that our results are not influenced by age cohort effect.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1945-1968
Number of pages	24
Journal	Review of Development Economics
Volume	25
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.12806
Publication status	Published - 2021

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