The subjective treatment effects of COVID-19 on child well-being: evidence from Luxembourg

Francesco Andreoli (), Claudine Kirsch (), Eugenio Peluso () and Vincenzo Prete ()
Additional contact information
Francesco Andreoli: University of Verona
Claudine Kirsch: University of Luxembourg
Eugenio Peluso: Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), MSH
Vincenzo Prete: University of Palermo

International Review of Economics, 2024, vol. 71, issue 3, No 8, 575-596

Abstract: Abstract Estimating the impact of COVID-19 on the multiple dimensions of child well-being requires quasi-random variation in exposure to it, which is unlikely to occur during a pandemic. Recent developments in econometrics have highlighted the relevance of subjective evaluations of treatment effects in the absence of randomization. This paper delivers new evidence, based on primary data collected in Luxembourg in Spring 2021 about their subjective appraisal of the effects of COVID-19 on multiple dimensions of children’s well-being. Effects are recovered through specific survey questions, asking children to compare actual outcomes with counterfactual ones, that they believe would have occurred in the absence of COVID-19. Children report negative effects of COVID-19 on subjective health and on schooling outcomes, as well as disruptions on the time used to interact with the family. The paper explores the sources of heterogeneity behind these results.

Keywords: Subjective treatment effects; COVID-19; Well-being; Children; Family; Luxembourg (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D60 I31 J13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s12232-024-00453-y Abstract (text/html)
Access to the full text of the articles in this series is restricted.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:inrvec:v:71:y:2024:i:3:d:10.1007_s12232-024-00453-y

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from
http://www.springer. ... cy/journal/12232/PS2

DOI: 10.1007/s12232-024-00453-y

Access Statistics for this article

International Review of Economics is currently edited by Luigino Bruni

More articles in International Review of Economics from Springer, Happiness Economics and Interpersonal Relations (HEIRS)
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sonal Shukla () and Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing ().