Despite numerous studies on skill development,we know little about the causal effects of music training on cognitive … and non-cognitive skills. This study examines how long-term music training during childhood and youth affects the …-Economic Panel (SOEP). Our findings suggest that adolescents with music training have better cognitive skills and school grades and …

music education programs are becoming increasingly popular among policy makers in Germany and other developed countries …, the effects of universal music education on such outcomes are not yet sufficiently studied. This paper analyses the Jedem … from the German household panel studies SOEP and FiD are combined with regional data on primary and music schools. Using a …

' leisure time on playing music or doing sports, or both. We find that while playing music fosters educational outcomes compared …

’ leisure time on playing music or doing sports, or both. We find that while playing music fosters educational outcomes compared …

solidarity and trust. Using the SOEP-CoV questionnaire, we examine whether experience with music enabled individuals and … health well-being, thus, we explore the importance of music in this context. Using discrete choice econometric estimation … techniques, this paper finds that music does indeed mitigate the negative impact of prolonged social distancing proxied for by …