Data and Code for: Mental Health Costs of Lockdowns: Evidence from Age-specific Curfews in Turkey

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Onur Altindag, Bentley University; Bilge Erten, Northeastern University; Pinar Keskin, Wellesley College

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Project Citation:

Altindag, Onur, Erten, Bilge, and Keskin, Pinar. Data and Code for: Mental Health Costs of Lockdowns: Evidence from Age-specific Curfews in Turkey. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2022. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-03-21. https://doi.org/10.3886/E131981V1

Project Description

Summary: Using a strict, age-specific lockdown order for adults aged 65 and older in Turkey, we examine the mental health consequences of an extended period of tight mobility restrictions on senior adults. Adopting a regression discontinuity design, we find that the curfew-induced decline in mobility substantially worsened mental health outcomes, including somatic and nonsomatic symptoms of mental distress (approximately 0.2 standard deviation). Exploring potential channels, we document an increase in social and physical isolation, with no evidence of robust changes in labor market outcomes or intrahousehold conflict for this subpopulation.

Funding Sources: Northeastern University CSSH COVID-19 Research and Engagement Development Initiative

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
      I31 General Welfare; Well-Being
      O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

Geographic Coverage: Turkey

Time Period(s): 5/2020 – 7/2020

Data Type(s): survey data

Methodology

Collection Mode(s): telephone interview

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