Department of Economics, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India.
Department of Commerce, Karimganj College, Karimganj, Assam, India.
Sci Rep. 2023 Nov 1;13(1):18841. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-45442-3.
The coronavirus pandemic, besides generating health distress, influences the socio-economic conditions of humankind. Every adolescent's lifestyle is affected by the virus. Healthy adolescents are not only key contributors to the forthcoming workforce but also a source of a country's human capital. The purpose of the article is to examine the efficacy of various Asian countries in regulating the spread of the coronavirus among adolescents. In addition to that, the paper also attempts to pinpoint the prime causes of the inefficiency of a country in regulating the same. The paper also examines the behavioural changes among adolescents across Asian countries in pre-and-post pandemic times. In this context, the study identifies the impact of adolescents' tobacco consumption, female political leadership, and accreditation on a country's efficacy to regulate adolescents' coronavirus infection. The study's empirical analysis covers twenty-one Asian countries. By using the Panel Stochastic Production Frontier, the study concludes that Kazakhstan is the most efficient country and Afghanistan is the least efficient country on the list. The inefficiency effects estimates conclude that adolescents' tobacco consumption decreases and good governance practices increase the efficiency of a country in regulating the spread of adolescent coronavirus infection. Additionally, the paper finds no significant behavioural changes among adolescents in pre-and-post pandemic times across Asian countries. The paper concludes with appropriate policy recommendations supported by empirical evidence. The paper also identifies its shortcomings and suggests potential future lines of inquiry.
冠状病毒大流行不仅给人类健康带来了困扰，还影响了人类的社会经济状况。每个青少年的生活方式都受到了病毒的影响。健康的青少年不仅是未来劳动力的重要贡献者，也是一个国家人力资本的源泉。本文旨在研究亚洲各国在控制青少年冠状病毒传播方面的效果。此外，本文还试图找出一个国家在控制这一疾病方面效率低下的主要原因。本文还研究了亚洲各国青少年在大流行前后的行为变化。在这种情况下，研究确定了青少年吸烟、女性政治领导和认证对一个国家调节青少年冠状病毒感染的效果的影响。本研究的实证分析涵盖了 21 个亚洲国家。通过使用面板随机生产前沿模型，研究发现哈萨克斯坦是最有效的国家，阿富汗是名单上最无效的国家。效率效应估计表明，青少年吸烟减少，良好的治理实践提高了国家控制青少年冠状病毒传播的效率。此外，本文发现亚洲各国青少年在大流行前后的行为没有明显变化。本文以实证证据为支持，得出了适当的政策建议。本文还指出了其不足之处，并提出了潜在的未来研究方向。
