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Maternal Mental Health Responses to COVID-19 Shocks and Uncertainty in Rural Pakistan

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  • Michelle Escobar Carias
  • Victoria Baranov
  • Joanna Maselko
  • Pietro Biroli
  • Sonia Bhalotra

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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 standard deviation increase in economic uncertainty is associated with a 0.223 standard deviation 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.

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  • Michelle Escobar Carias & Victoria Baranov & Joanna Maselko & Pietro Biroli & Sonia Bhalotra, 2024. "Maternal Mental Health Responses to COVID-19 Shocks and Uncertainty in Rural Pakistan," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 114, pages 407-411, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:114:y:2024:p:407-11
    DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20241059
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    JEL classification:

    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure

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