health-related outcomes and economic activity, including in response to a second infection wave. The discovery of treatment …

the epidemic's health costs. Moreover, we show that having more agents who do not change their behavior during the … higher share of asymptomatic cases, even if less lethal, lead to worse health and economic outcomes. Public policies such as …

control for factors that influence personal choice, we re-examine the determinants of female employment in Europe. The results … employment …

Early evidence on the pandemic’s effects pointed to women’s employment falling disproportionately, leading observers to … to two-thirds exhibiting larger declines in women’s than men’s employment rates. These gender differences in COVID-19’s … related to COVID-19’s impacts on gender shares in employment within sectors …

Raising South Africa’s low employment rate to levels seen in emerging market or advanced economy peers could raise GDP … find much scope for improving the design of key labor market institutions—including collective bargaining and employment …

We discuss existing shortfalls and inequalities in the accumulation of human capital—knowledge, skills, and health. We … improve: the quality, and not just the quantity, of education and health care; outcomes for disadvantaged groups; and lifelong …

This paper examines empirically the determinants of COVID-19 vaccine rollouts and their effects on health outcomes. We … assemble a comprehensive and novel cross-country database at a daily frequency on vaccinations and various health outcomes (new …’s health infrastructure, and vaccine acceptance are significant determinants of the speed of vaccination rollouts; (ii) vaccine …