{"id":4233,"date":"2023-03-28T13:18:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T11:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cerge-ei.cz\/?p=4233"},"modified":"2023-04-26T10:01:05","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T08:01:05","slug":"liyou-borga-investing-in-mental-health-will-pay-off-very-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cerge-ei.cz\/?p=4233","title":{"rendered":"Liyou Borga: Investing in Mental Health Will Pay Off Very Well"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the most recent episode of Talking Economics<\/em><\/a>, Katar\u00edna Stehl\u00edkov\u00e1 discusses long-term mental health trends and the effect of the pandemic with CERGE-EI\u00a0PhD in Economics<\/a>\u00a0alumnus Liyou Borga<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The challenges of recent years bring mental health issues to the forefront of all science fields, including economics. Why do economists study mental health?\u00a0\u201cMental health is very important for economists because it correlates with many economic factors. Research has shown that poor mental health is associated with a decrease of productivity and an increase in unemployment; and on a macro level, the cost of mental health is quite large.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Can we already see the effect of the pandemic on mental health?\u201cThe immediate effect of the pandemic on mental health includes an increase in depression and stress levels, social isolation, loneliness, and economic insecurity. The pandemic has also exacerbated the already existing age and gender imbalances in mental health. We need to increase investment in mental health,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>concludes Liyou.<\/p>\n

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Liyou Borga is a CERGE-EI\u00a0PhD in Economics<\/a>\u00a0graduate and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Luxembourg Institute of Health. His main research experience lies in applied econometrics; mainly health, labor, and development economics. Currently, he is working on the evaluation of innovative digital healthcare services.<\/p>\n

You can listen to the Podcast\u00a0on\u00a0Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0Google Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the most recent episode of Talking Economics, Katar\u00edna Stehl\u00edkov\u00e1 discusses long-term mental health trends and the effect of the pandemic with CERGE-EI\u00a0PhD in Economics\u00a0alumnus Liyou Borga.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":4082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[149,1,11,226],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alumni","category-uncategorized","category-phd","category-talking-economics-podcast"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t