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Were COVID and the Great Recession well-being reducing?

Blanchflower, David G.; Bryson, Alex - 2023

Using micro-data on six surveys - the Gallup World Poll 2005-2023, the U.S. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System … the annual data from the United Nation's Humasn Development Index (HDI) nor data used in the World Happiness Report from … the Gallup World Poll shifted much in response to negative shocks. The HDI has been rising in the last decade or so …

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Were COVID and the Great Recession Well-being Reducing?

Blanchflower, David G.; Bryson, Alex - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

' expectations of the economy and the labor market. Neither the UN's Human Development Index (HDI) nor data used in the World … Happiness Report from the Gallup World Poll shifted much in response to negative shocks. The HDI has been rising in the last …

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Of bytes and trade: Quantifying the impact of digitalisation on trade

López González, Javier - 2023

This paper provides an overview of the evolving nature of digital trade and digital trade policies. It shows that digital trade has been growing faster than “non-digital” trade. By 2018, 24% of global trade (USD 5.1 trillion) could be considered digital trade. In parallel, countries have...

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Does digitalization really foster economic growth in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic?

Thi Hoa Nguyen; Minh Khue Nguyen - 2024

This study investigates the impact of digitalization measured by digital competitiveness ranking and digital competitiveness scores on the real economic growth of 63 countries over the period 2017-2021, the period pre and during the COVID-19 pandemic. By employing panel data regression models,...

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Can Digitization Mitigate COVID-19 Damages? Evidence from Developing Countries

Katz, Raul L. - 2020

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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