Similar Search Results

Covid-19 and Mental Health Deterioration among BAME Groups in the UK

Proto, Eugenio; Quintana-Domeque, Climent - 2020

We use the UK Household Longitudinal Study and compare pre- (2017-2019) and post-Covid-19 data (April 2020) for the same group of individuals to assess and quantify changes in mental health among ethnic groups in the UK. We confirm the previously documented average deterioration in mental health...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012269519

Wellbeing After a Managed Retreat: Observations from a Large New Zealand Program

Hoang, Thoa; Noy, Ilan - 2019

displaced by these programmes is of immense importance. We examine the wellbeing of the people who were forced to move as part … experienced. We consider three indicators for the measurement of subjective (surveyed) wellbeing: quality of life, stress, and … emotional wellbeing. Our aims are: (1) to describe the wellbeing of the relocated residents after they were forced to move, and …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012179737

The Welfare Effects of Time Reallocation: Evidence from Daylight Saving Time

Costa-i-Font, Joan; Fleche, Sarah; Ricardo, Pagan - 2021

on welfare, namely the wellbeing costs associated with DST exceed its benefits. …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012657901

Does Democracy Make Taller Men? Cross-Country European Evidence

Batinti, Alberto; Costa-i-Font, Joan - 2021

We study whether a democracy improves a measure of individual wellbeing; human heights. Drawing on individual …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012799782

Do You Really Want to Share Everything? The Wellbeing of Work-Linked Couples

Hennecke, Juliane; Hetschko, Clemens - 2021

Work as well as family life are crucial sources of human wellbeing, which however often interfere. This is especially … success. Still, surprisingly little is known about the wellbeing of work-linked couples. Our study fills this gap by examining …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012582057

The Societal Responses to Covid-19: Evidence from the G7 Countries

Lima de Miranda, Katharina; Snower, Dennis J. - 2021

the pandemic in terms of normative foundations for societal wellbeing. Social prosperity depends primarily on the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012582139

Remittances and financial openness

Beine, Michel; Lodigiani, Elisabetta; Vermeulen, Robert - 2010

Remittances have greatly increased during recent years, becoming an important and reliable source of funds for many developing countries. Therefore, there is a strong incentive for receiving countries to attract more remittances, especially through formal channels that turn to be either less...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270535

Covid-19 and Income Inequality: Evidence from Monthly Population Registers

Angelov, Nikolay; Waldenström, Daniel - 2021

We measure the distributional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic using newly released population register data in Sweden. Monthly earnings inequality increased during the pandemic, and the key driver is income losses among low-paid individuals while middle- and high-income earners were almost...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012657884

Increased instruction time and stress-related health problems among school children

Marcus, Jan; Reif, Simon; Wuppermann, Amelie C.; … - 2019

While several studies suggest that stress-related mental health problems among school children are related to specific elements of schooling, empirical evidence on this causal relationship is scarce. We examine a German schooling reform that increased weekly instruction time and study its...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012052754

The Effects of Medical Debt Relief: Evidence from Two Randomized Experiments

Kluender, Raymond; Mahoney, Neale; Wong, Francis; Yin, … - 2024

Two in five Americans have medical debt, nearly half of whom owe at least $2,500. Concerned by this burden, governments and private donors have undertaken large, high-profile efforts to relieve medical debt. We partnered with RIP Medical Debt to conduct two randomized experiments that relieved...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014534376