Growing up in the Iran-Iraq War and Preferences for Strong Defense

Mohammad Reza Farzanegan () and Hassan Gholipour Fereidouni

MAGKS Papers on Economics from Philipps-Universität Marburg, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Department of Economics (Volkswirtschaftliche Abteilung)

Abstract: 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’ socioeconomic and political characteristics.

Keywords: Preferences for defense; Iran-Iraq war; Impressionable years hypothesis; Beliefs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H56 P16 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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