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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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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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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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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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There is wide agreement the US student loan system faces significant problems. Seven million borrowers are in default and many more experience non-repayment. The stress of repayments faced by many students results at least in part from the design of US student loans. Specifically, loans are...
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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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, 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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Using a unique dataset of establishments in Germany surveyed during the Covid-19 pandemic, this study investigates … works council. In contrast, the net employment growth rate over the pandemic and the implementation of short-time work did …-determination did indeed make a difference in terms of higher employment stability for the incumbent workforce during the pandemic. …
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This study investigates how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected teachers' job-specific stresses and their enthusiasm for … the teaching occupation. We use unique data from China that cover the periods before and after the start of the pandemic … and apply difference-in-differences type methods. We find that, among rural young teachers, the pandemic has caused higher …
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