Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/250949 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Citation: 
[Journal:] CESifo Forum [ISSN:] 2190-717X [Volume:] 22 [Issue:] 06 [Publisher:] ifo Institut - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der Universität München [Place:] München [Year:] 2021 [Pages:] 33-40
Publisher: 
ifo Institut - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der Universität München, München
Abstract: 
For school children, the Covid-19 pandemic brought school closures that challenged their learning experiences and social-distancing rules that impeded their peer interactions. Will these experiences have persistent effects on the development of children's cognitive and socio-emotional skills? We summarize the available evidence on how the pandemic affected the educational inputs provided by children, parents, and schools, how it impacted children's cognitive and socio-emotional development, and what this means for later economic outcomes. There is clear evidence that the Covid-19 pandemic seriously impeded the cognitive and socio-emotional development of many children. If remediation fails, these skill losses are likely to reduce skill development, lifetime income, and economic growth and increase educational and economic inequality in the long run.
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Article

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