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The First Wave of the Covid-19 Pandemic and its Impact on Socioeconomic Inequality in Psychological Distress in the UK
Davillas, Apostolos; Jones, Andrew - 2021
the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (April to July 2020). Based on a caseness measure, the prevalence of psychological … of the pandemic (April 2020) other socioeconomic factors declined in their share of socioeconomic inequality, while age …
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Globalization and Firm Performance
Catão, Luis; de Faria, Pedro; Martins, António; … - 2023
Using a new panel dataset of about 140 thousand Portuguese firms during 2006-2019, we measure the effects of globalization on firm-level performance along four dimensions: ownership of capital, employment of foreign-seasoned managers, and participation in export and import markets. Once at least...
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Organizational Redesign, Information Technologies and Workplace Productivity
Dostie, Benoit; Jayaraman, Rajshri - 2021
Using a large longitudinal, nationally representative workplace-level dataset, we explore the productivity gains associated with computer use and organizational redesign. The empirical strategy involves the estimation of a production function, augmented to account for technology use and...
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Learning During the Pandemic : Evidence from Uzbekistan
Iqbal, Syedah; Patrinos, Harry A. - 2023
School closures induced by the COVID-19 pandemic led to concerns about student learning. This paper evaluates the …
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The Pandemic Push : Digital Technologies and Workforce Adjustments
Gathmann, Christina; Kagerl, Christian; Pohlan, Laura; … - 2023
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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Social Gradients in Employment During and after the Covid-19 Pandemic
Alstadsæter, Annette; Bratsberg, Bernt; Markussen, Simen; … - 2023
pandemic, both the level and the socioeconomic composition of employment quickly returned to normal. In contrast, we find …
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Is the Cure Worse than the Disease? County-Level Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina - 2020
have been overburdened by the pandemic. Finally, NPI adoption speed appears to have been less relevant in Republican …
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Are Happier People More Compliant? Global Evidence from Three Large-Scale Surveys During Covid-19 Lockdowns
Krekel, Christian - 2020
Around the world, governments have been asking their citizens to practice physical distancing and stay at home to contain the spread of Covid-19. Are happier people more willing to comply with these measures? Using three independent surveys covering over 119,000 adult respondents across 35...
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The Contagion Externality of a Superspreading Event : The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and Covid-19
Dave, Dhaval - 2020
Large in-person gatherings without social distancing and with individuals who have traveled outside the local area are classified as the "highest risk" for COVID-19 spread by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Between August 7 and August 16, 2020, nearly 500,000 motorcycle...
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Failing to Pull Together : South Africa's Troubled Response to Covid-19
Naudé, Wim - 2020
pandemic in March 2020, it was hailed as exemplary. By June 2020 however, the lockdown was in disarray: the number of confirmed … average eight public protest actions took place daily. Moreover, the business sector launched a campaign, supported by more … business sector's responses are problematic, and that this "failing to pull together" will be costly. We provide arguments that …
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