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document how it evolves over periods of economic stability and contraction. The results suggest that during the COVID-19 crisis … crisis (6-8 percentage points). This effect was more pronounced for households with children than those without children … cycle. It also suggests that the hypothesis that the financial crisis was a "man-cession" and the COVID-19 crisis was a "she …
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The Covid-19 pandemic caused major shifts in the operation and fortunes of several industries within New Zealand, including an immediate impact on the workforce. In this setting, the combined epidemiological and economic responses of the government, businesses and the general public played a...
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The Covid-19 pandemic caused major shifts in the operation and fortunes of several industries within New Zealand, including an immediate impact on the workforce. In this setting, the combined epidemiological and economic responses of the government, businesses and the general public played a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012793085
This paper estimates a structural model of household behavior in the presence of cash transfers to recover the amount of resources allocated to men, women, and children. Using data from Ecuador, I find that there are important intra-household inequalities, but the transfer induces a...
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This paper estimates a structural model of household behavior in the presence of cash transfers to recover the amount of resources allocated to men, women, and children. Using data from Ecuador, I find that there are important intra-household inequalities, but the transfer induces a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013040965
crisis. Using common factor analysis, we demonstrate that people’s lives are mainly affected in two ways: First, a notable …. Second, many people suffer from socio-economic consequences of the crisis, including a discontinuation of employment, a …
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were low. In our descriptive analysis, we compare well-being during this period with a pre-crisis period for different … the crisis lowered the relative well-being of individuals with children, especially for individuals with young children …
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We document a decline in mental well-being after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK. This decline is twice as large for women as for men. We seek to explain this gender gap by exploring gender differences in: family and caring responsibilities; financial and work situation; social...
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This study carries out a cross-country analysis of changes in quantity and quality of life during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic (11 March to 11 September 2020) for 124 countries. Changes in quantity of life are measured as life years lost to COVID-19, including excess deaths not...
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This study carries out a cross-country analysis of changes in quantity and quality of life during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic (11 March to 11 September 2020) for 124 countries. Changes in quantity of life are measured as life years lost to COVID-19, including excess deaths not...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012318189