This paper examines whether the intensity of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) during the COVID-19 pandemic has differentially impacted the public sector labor market outcomes. This extends the analysis of the already documented negative economic consequences from COVID-19 and their...

Dieses Buch ist eine Chronik und Bestandsaufnahme der Corona-Pandemie in Deutschland von Ihren Anfängen bis heute (Juli 2021). Die durch das Virus verursachte Krise offenbart schlaglichtartig die strukturellen Schwächen unseres Landes: Ein verordnungsorientierter Staatsapparat, ein...

COVID-19 has accelerated the digitalisation of working and social interactions. Global lockdowns to contain the pandemic have forced firms and workers to perform a wide range of daily functions through virtual means. This has led to greater uptake and acceptance of remote working, which will...

Nearly a century after the Spanish flu of 1918, the world is confronting reverberations of the pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus, labeled as COVID-19. As time passes, there has been a serious loss of life and well-being all across the world. According to the latest data issued by the...

Implemented properly, virtual health care—like online appointments, patient portals, and remote patient monitoring—has tremendous potential. These technologies can reduce costs and improve efficiency. They can also eliminate access barriers, streamline communication, and improve the...

Peoples' willingness to vaccinate is critical to combating the COVID-19 pandemic. We devise a representative experiment to study how the design of the vaccine approval procedure affects public attitudes towards vaccination. Compared to an Emergency Use Authorization, choosing the more thorough...