Malik Samreen, Mihm Benedikt, von Suchodoletz Antje
New York University (AD), United Arab Emirates.
University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
J Econ Psychol. 2022 Dec;93:102549. doi: 10.1016/j.joep.2022.102549. Epub 2022 Sep 7.
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.
本文研究了在发展中国家背景下，新冠疫情封锁期间儿童的健康与福祉状况。通过对巴基斯坦农村地区低收入家庭的调查，我们发现封锁与儿童健康和福祉的恶化有关。在探究这种负面关联背后潜在的经济和非经济机制时，我们发现因极端贫困而参与劳动力市场的儿童受封锁影响最为严重。这些结果呼吁出台政策，将资源投向儿童更有可能参与劳动力市场的家庭，因为抛下弱势儿童会对发展中经济体产生持久的经济影响。
