Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/236312 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 14281
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
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.
Subjects: 
lockdown
mental health
COVID-19
regression discontinuity
Turkey
JEL: 
I18
I31
O15
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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