Shorter compulsory schooling can increase the overall time spent in education
Reform in Egypt had unexpected positive effects for girls from disadvantaged families
IZA Crisis Monitor assesses national policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
Comparison based on qualitative survey among selected country experts
Poor air quality increases COVID-19 deaths
Moving at-risk patients out of polluted areas could reduce the case fatality rate
High-skilled workers expected to suffer less from the COVID-19 crisis
IZA expert survey: Large differences by qualification, small differences by gender
Does social capital help contain COVID-19?
New study provides insights from seven European countries
Face masks substantially reduce COVID-19 cases in Germany
Analysis exploits regional variation in point in time when masks became compulsory
Flattening the COVID-19 curve: What works
Preventing close contacts in large groups has been most effective
U.S. experts regard income support for the unemployed as the most useful policy to mitigate the COVID-19 labor market crisis
IZA Expert Panel reveals large transatlantic differences in top labor economists’ assessment of policy responses
Occupational exposure to contagion and the spread of COVID-19 in Europe
Patterns of social contacts at work help explain why richer countries recorded more serious outbreaks