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The unequal impact of the COVID pandemic : theory and evidence on health and economic outcomes for different income groups
Aubert, Cécile; Dang, Hai-Anh H.; Nguyen, Manh-Hung - 2022
This paper studies how wealth and health inequalities have interacted with the Covid-19 epidemic in a way that has … papers and their theoretical and empirical results. Recovery and contamination rates are functions of an individual's health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013273921
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Global mobility and the threat of pandemics: evidence from three centuries
Clemens, Michael A.; Ginn, Thomas - 2020
Countries restrict the overall extent of international travel and migration to balance the expected costs and benefits of mobility. Given the ever-present threat of new, future pandemics, how should permanent restrictions on mobility respond? A simple theoretical framework predicts that reduced...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389000
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Deregulation in a time of pandemic : does pollution increase coronavirus cases or deaths?
Persico, Claudia; Johnson, Kathryn R. - 2020
The COVID-19 virus, also known as the coronavirus, is currently spreading around the world. While a growing literature suggests that exposure to pollution can cause respiratory illness and increase deaths among the elderly, little is known about whether increases in pollution could cause...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012213171
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Facing displacement and a global pandemic : evidence from a fragile state
Di Maio, Michele; Fasani, Francesco; Sciabolazza, … - 2022
14.6% have experienced negative health effects due to the pandemic. Our analysis focuses on the differences between IDPs … and health impacts caused by the pandemic. Our results suggest that the larger damages suffered by IDPs can be explained … face in accessing health care. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013168872
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Beyond Covid : pandemics and the economics of aging and longevity
Strulik, Holger; Grossmann, Volker - 2024
socioeconomic disparities in health outcomes. We also explore the individual-specific effects of Long Covid. We develop and … calibrate a health economic model based on principles of the biology of human aging that captures the interaction between … infections and chronic health deficits. Our analysis suggests that neglecting this interaction leads to a gross underestimation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014529184
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The Global COVID-19 Student Survey: first wave results
Jaeger, David A.; Arellano-Bover, Jaime; Karbownik, … - 2021
expectations regarding three fundamental aspects of students' lives in the pandemic: the labor market, education, and health. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012519406
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COVID-19 outbreak, social response, and early economic effects : a global VAR analysis of cross-country interdependencies
Milani, Fabio - 2020
responses to domestic and global health shocks are heterogeneous; however, they almost always exhibit delays and sluggish … adjustments. Unemployment responses vary widely across countries. Unemployment is particularly responsive to health shocks in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012263745
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War and endogenous democracy
Ticchi, Davide (contributor); Vindigni, Andrea (contributor) - 2008
Many episodes of extension of franchise in the 19th and especially in the 20th century occurred during or in the aftermath of major wars. Motivated by this fact, we offer a theory of political transitions which focuses on the impact of international conflicts on domestic political institutions....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003688773
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Do migrants improve governance at home? : evidence from a voting experiment
Batista, Catia; Vicente, Pedro C. - 2010
This paper tests the hypothesis that international migration experiences may promote better institutions at home by raising the demand for political accountability. In order to examine this question, we use a simple postcard voting experiment designed to capture the population’s desire for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003934092
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Family values and the regulation of labor
Alesina, Alberto; Algan, Yann; Cahuc, Pierre; Giuliano, … - 2010
Flexible labor markets require geographically mobile workers to be efficient. Otherwise, firms can take advantage of the immobility of workers and extract monopsony rents. In cultures with strong family ties, moving away from home is costly. Thus, individuals with strong family ties rationally...
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