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The impact of university reopenings on COVID-19 cases in Scotland
Gutierrez Rufrancos, Hector; Moro, Mirko; Moore, Eva - 2021
This paper estimates the impact of University reopenings in Scotland in Autumn 2020 on COVID-19 cases in Scottish … differences-indi fferences strategy and tackle two research questions. First, we ask what was the impact of the start of semester … to student neighbourhoods. University semester start dates in Scotland are staggered over the month of September, and we …
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Can a supranational medicines agency restore trust after vaccine suspensions? : the case of Vaxzevria
Albanese, Andrea; Fallucchi, Francesco; Verheyden, Bertrand - 2021
Over the first half of March 2021, the majority of European governments suspended Astrazeneca's Vaxzevria vaccine as a precaution following media reports of rare blood clots. We analyse the impact of the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) March 18th statement assuring the public of the safety of...
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The shadow of the neolithic revolution on life expectancy : a double-edged sword
Franck, Raphaël; Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer; Özak, Ömer - 2022
This research explores the persistent effect of the Neolithic Revolution on the evolution of life expectancy in the …
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Covid-19 and technology
Caselli, Mauro; Fracasso, Andrea - 2021
This contribution reviews the rich interdisciplinary literature covering the relationship between the diffusion of COVID-19 and the adoption of technologies in various sectors of the economy, ranging from health care facilities to manufacturing companies. Besides covering the technical and...
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Race against time to save human lives during the COVID-19 with vaccines : global evidence
Nguyen Van Phuc; Toan Luu Duc Huynh; Vu Minh Ngo; Huan … - 2021
Voluminous vaccine campaigns are used globally since the COVID-19 pandemic owes devastating mortality and destructively unprecedented consequences on different aspects of economies. Notwithstanding different approaches to measure the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in clinical medicines, this...
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The effect of repeated lockdowns during the Covid-19 pandemic on UK mental health outcomes
Lindley, Joanne; Rienzo, Cinzia - 2021
This paper assesses the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown measures on the mental health of individuals in the UK, starting from the early restrictions in April 2020, and covering three subsequent lockdowns, up until March 2021. It also considers three aspects of mental health; that is 'anxiety and...
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Do elections accelerate the COVID-19 pandemic? : evidence from a natural experiment
Palguta, Ján; Levínský, René; Škoda, Samuel - 2021
Elections define representative democracies, but also produce spikes in physical mobility if voters need to travel to electoral rooms. In this paper, we examine whether large-scale, in-person elections propagate the spread of COVID-19. We exploit a natural experiment from the Czech Republic...
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Sex workers' self-reported physical and mental health in Greece : a repeated cross-sectional study in 2009, 2013 and 2019
Drydakis, Nick - 2021
. However, relevant research remains limited. This study examined whether sex workers' self-reported physical and mental health …
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Health shocks and spousal labor supply : an international perspective
Jolly, Nicholas A.; Theodoropoulos, Nikolaos - 2022
This paper uses data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe to analyze the effect of spousal health shocks on own labor supply decisions. Results from the analysis suggest minimal changes to the probability of work and the intensity of work for both husbands and wives of...
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Unemployment and health : a meta-analysis
Picchio, Matteo; Ubaldi, Michele - 2022
investigate if findings are heterogeneous among several research dimensions. We find that unemployment is mostly effective on the …
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