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Based on a unique survey and administrative employer-employee data, we show that the COVID-19 pandemic acted as a push … encouraged additional firm-sponsored training despite pandemic-related restrictions indicating that investments in digital … against the downturn during the pandemic. Firms that made additional investments relied less on short-time work, had more of …
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Many countries consider the lifting of restrictions of social contacts (RSC). We quantify the effects of RSC for Germany. We initially employ a purely statistical approach to predicting prevalence of COVID19 if RSC were upheld after April 20. We employ these findings and feed them into our...
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COVID-19 substantially decreased employment, but the effects vary among demographic and socioeconomic groups. We document the employment losses in April 2020 across various groups using the U.S. Current Population Survey. The unemployment rate understates employment losses. We focus on the...
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difficulties maintaining worker health and productivity during the COVID-19 pandemic. We examine employment status changes of … pandemic significantly reduced the probability of continued active employment for previous workers in both food manufacturing …
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on-going pandemic and its countermeasures have led to varying physical, psychological, and emotional experiences, shaping … trust correlates with the individual experiences of the pandemic. The analysis is based on a new global survey - 'Life with … suggest that the effects of the pandemic go well beyond immediate health concerns, leading to important normative changes that …
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the pandemic, but surprisingly little is known on whether these shutdowns turned into permanent closures and whether small … this trend in the third quarter of 2020. The increase in closures rates in the first two quarters of the pandemic was …
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, behavior (such as social-distancing, hand-washing and wearing a face mask), beliefs about the Covid 19 pandemic and exposure to … the virus, socio-demographic characteristics and pre-pandemic health characteristics. In each country, the samples are … people have adjusted their behavior as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and their perceptions regarding the measures …
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How should unemployment benefits vary in response to the economic crisis induced by the COVID-19 pandemic? We answer …
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What is the response of US governors to the COVID-19 pandemic? In this research note, we explore the determinants of …
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The public health measures implemented by governments to limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic will produce … spread of the pandemic that might easily spill over to other countries. A supranational, coordinated health and fiscal policy …
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