COVID-19 lockdowns and children's health and well-being

Samreen Malik; Benedikt Mihm; Antje von Suchodoletz

doi:10.1016/j.joep.2022.102549

COVID-19 lockdowns and children's health and well-being

Samreen Malik, Benedikt Mihm, Antje von Suchodoletz

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This paper studies the health and well-being of children during the COVID-19 lockdowns in a developing country context. Using surveys for low-income households in rural areas of Pakistan, we find that lockdowns are associated with worsened health and well-being of children. Exploring potential economic and noneconomic mechanisms behind this negative association, we find that children participating in the labor market due to extreme poverty suffer the worst impact from lockdowns. These results call for policies that target resources towards households where children's participation in the labor market is more likely since leaving vulnerable children behind will have a lasting economic impact for developing economies.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	102549
Journal	Journal of Economic Psychology
Volume	93
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2022.102549
State	Published - Dec 2022

Keywords

COVID-19
Child labor
Health
Lockdowns
School closure
Well-being

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Sociology and Political Science
Applied Psychology
Economics and Econometrics

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