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. Whereas recent recessions in advanced economies usually had a disproportionate impact on men's employment, giving rise to the … childcare and experienced greater productivity reductions than men. We discuss what our findings imply for gender equality in a …
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The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated trends in automation as many employers seek to save on labor costs amid … explored how automation may displace nonspecialized jobs, there is typically less attention paid to how this displacement may … estimated risk of automation and underrepresented in the 30 occupations with the lowest estimated risk of automation. The …
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institutional factors affect research production during the pandemic. Consistent with the literature, research productivity falls … women) negatively affects research productivity. Also novel, concerns about feedback, isolation, and health have large …
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-perceived productivity per hour and an increase in weekly working hours among the employed. The WFH-productivity relationship is stronger for …
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This study presents new findings on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on productivity and innovation for Caribbean … women's participation on firm performance and innovation has so far produced mixed results, though there is some evidence to … suggest that for Latin America, larger shares of women in the knowledge creation and innovation process may increase …
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The COVID-19 pandemic poses a fundamental challenge to the global socio-economic system, forcing countries to reexamine social practices and production systems otherwise considered normal until the end of last year. The work presented in this paper uses empirical evidence to highlight the...
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The sudden, mandated closures of businesses, restaurants, and schools in response to the COVID-19 pandemic impose severe economic and social costs. People want to know when they can reopen their shops, rehire furloughed employees, and return to a life with some semblance of normalcy. Medical...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused Governments to contemplate measures to override patents and other intellectual property rights (IPRs) in order to facilitate production and distribution of vaccines, treatments, diagnostics and medical devices. This paper discusses whether the COVID-19 pandemic...
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