Using panel data covering 180 countries over six decades, this paper shows that recessions are systematically … associated with higher mortality rates. During years when GDP falls, death rates rise, primarily in emerging market and … increases in mortality. In contrast, booms or periods of subdued growth are not associated with a marked decline in death rates …

This paper examines how the Covid-19 pandemic affected European trade patterns. Specifically, dynamic panel data models … during the crisis. The results suggest that the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic was heterogeneous across sectors and product … of resilience. In particular, trade flows of durable products were more significantly affected by the pandemic compared …

Critics protest loudly against restrictions imposed by politicians during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: Mandatory … and fatality numbers and therefore directly limit the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths. The panel analysis on federal …

applies not just to the vulnerable in the rich world; the vulnerable in the rest of the world are not more immune. Yet …, despite the extensive spread of the virus, the mortality toll remains highly concentrated in high-income countries. Developing … countries represent 85 percent of the global population, but only 21 percent of the pandemic's death toll. This unusual …

applies not just to the vulnerable in the rich world; the vulnerable in the rest of the world are not more immune. Yet …, despite the extensive spread of the virus, the mortality toll remains highly concentrated in high-income countries. Developing … countries represent 85 percent of the global population, but only 21 percent of the pandemic's death toll. This unusual …