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This paper studies the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth disconnection-i.e., the share of young people who were … neither in school nor at work. Youth disconnection offers important advantages, relative to unemployment or participation … rates, as a measure of the labor market for the most marginal and disadvantaged youth. Before the pandemic, approximately …
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The learning and developmental losses from pre-primary program closures due to COVID-19 may be unprecedented. These disruptions early in life can be long-lasting. Although there is evidence about the effects of school closures on older children, there is currently no evidence on such losses for...
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This paper studies the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth disconnection—i.e., the share of young people who were … neither in school nor at work. Youth disconnection offers important advantages, relative to unemployment or participation … rates, as a measure of the labor market for the most marginal and disadvantaged youth. Before the pandemic, approximately …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013230471
Adolescence is an important developmental period when teens begin spending less time with their parents and more time with friends and others outside their households as they transition into adulthood. Using the 2017-2021 American Time Use Surveys and the 2012, 2013, and 2021 Well-being Modules,...
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Adolescence is an important developmental period when teens begin spending less time with their parents and more time with friends and others outside their households as they transition into adulthood. Using the 2017-2021 American Time Use Surveys and the 2012, 2013, and 2021 Well-being Modules,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014340117
We study whether the onset of the COVID-19 crisis affected the program choices of high school applicants in Sweden. Our …
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Ceding ownership to outside investors provides a control dilemma for founders. In less developed capital markets with weaker formal institutions, we argue that retained founder director ownership can lower the transaction costs of external capital. Our argument rests on incomplete contracting...
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We study whether the onset of the COVID-19 crisis affected the program choices of high school applicants in Sweden. Our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014083833
We study whether the onset of the COVID-19 crisis affected the program choices of high school applicants in Sweden. Our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013309971
Lockdowns and voluntary social distancing led to significant reduction in people's mobility. Yet, there is scant evidence on the heterogeneous effects across segments of the population. Using unique mobility indicators based on anonymized and aggregate data provided by Vodafone for Italy,...
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