Behavioral Sciences to Protect Human Capital Investments During and after the COVID-19 Pandemic
The novel coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2, which causes COVID-19) presents multi-dimensional challenges for countries as the effects of the virus, and the response efforts, intersect with other sectors and development priorities. Impacts have been felt acr...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/348121588772219062/Behavioral-Sciences-to-Protect-Human-Capital-Investments-During-and-After-the-COVID-19-Pandemic http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33718 |
| Summary: | The novel coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2, which
causes COVID-19) presents multi-dimensional challenges for
countries as the effects of the virus, and the response
efforts, intersect with other sectors and development
priorities. Impacts have been felt across sectors and
globally, and there have beenimmediate impacts on human
capital attainment and investment.2 The COVID-19
(coronavirus) response, in both the immediate crisis period
and the medium/long term, will demand changes in health and
other behaviors at the individual, group, and society levels
to help mitigate these impacts and risks. Behavioral science
can provide insights into designing effective COVID-19
(coronavirus) responses, as well as how to sustain progress
in other important areas when resources are focused
primarily on urgent COVID-19 (coronavirus) response and
attention is limited. At the heart of addressing the
COVID-19 (coronavirus) health crisis, from immediate
response, to recovery and action on its impacts, lies large
demand on behavior change, whether at the individual, group
or society level. While much of the immediate focus so far
has been on social and behavior change communications to
manage infection rates, there are other areas of human
capital development and protection where insights and
actions can benefit from behavioral science. This note is
intended to introduce a behavioral lens to health and
nutrition, education, and social protection efforts to
reduce negative impacts on human capital accumulation
(mainly health, nutrition and education), and to enhance
preparedness, response, and adaptation to COVID-19 (coronavirus). |
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