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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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	HUMAN CAPITAL BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 HEALTH AND NUTRITION EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SERVICE DELIVERY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL COHESION
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

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spelling	okr-10986-337182021-05-25T10:54:44Z Behavioral Sciences to Protect Human Capital Investments During and after the COVID-19 Pandemic World Bank HUMAN CAPITAL BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 HEALTH AND NUTRITION EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SERVICE DELIVERY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL COHESION 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). 2020-05-07T20:55:40Z 2020-05-07T20:55:40Z 2020-05-05 Brief 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 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief
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spellingShingle	HUMAN CAPITAL BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 HEALTH AND NUTRITION EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SERVICE DELIVERY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL COHESION World Bank Behavioral Sciences to Protect Human Capital Investments During and after the COVID-19 Pandemic
description	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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title	Behavioral Sciences to Protect Human Capital Investments During and after the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_short	Behavioral Sciences to Protect Human Capital Investments During and after the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_full	Behavioral Sciences to Protect Human Capital Investments During and after the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_fullStr	Behavioral Sciences to Protect Human Capital Investments During and after the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_full_unstemmed	Behavioral Sciences to Protect Human Capital Investments During and after the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_sort	behavioral sciences to protect human capital investments during and after the covid-19 pandemic
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
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url	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
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Behavioral Sciences to Protect Human Capital Investments During and after the COVID-19 Pandemic

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