In this paper, we investigate the association between a battery of mental health measures and experienced morbidity and mortality due to COVID-19, worry about disease risk, experienced economic shocks, and economic uncertainty about the future. We find that an environment of heightened economic uncertainty might impact mental health, above and beyond the effects of realized shocks. A 1 s.d. increase in economic uncertainty is associated with a 0.223 s.d. decrease in mental health. This association is strongest among women who were depressed at baseline. We also find that current uncertainty is associated with future economic shocks.
Escobar Carias, M., Baranov, V., Maselko, J., Biroli, P., Sonia Bhalotra, A. (2024). Maternal Mental Health Responses to COVID-19 Shocks and Uncertainty in Rural Pakistan. AEA PAPERS AND PROCEEDINGS, 114(Mental Health In Developing Countries), 407-411 [10.1257/pandp.20241059].
Maternal Mental Health Responses to COVID-19 Shocks and Uncertainty in Rural Pakistan
Pietro Biroli;
2024
Abstract
In this paper, we investigate the association between a battery of mental health measures and experienced morbidity and mortality due to COVID-19, worry about disease risk, experienced economic shocks, and economic uncertainty about the future. We find that an environment of heightened economic uncertainty might impact mental health, above and beyond the effects of realized shocks. A 1 s.d. increase in economic uncertainty is associated with a 0.223 s.d. decrease in mental health. This association is strongest among women who were depressed at baseline. We also find that current uncertainty is associated with future economic shocks.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.