Posts tagged with 'COVID-19'
November 16, 2021
Schools may contribute to stemming the pandemic
Mandatory COVID-19 tests at German schools helped curb infections after the summer break
September 17, 2021
Costs and benefits of postponing elections during the pandemic
New study on voting, contagion and the trade-off between public health and political rights
July 9, 2021
Rapid tests effectively contain COVID-19
New research shows that antigen testing has played a major role in curbing the pandemic in Germany
May 27, 2021
Working from home may hurt productivity
New research based on workplace analytics data finds employees work more hours for the same output
May 18, 2021
Covid-19 scrambled European country ranking of labor market performance
Small changes in unemployment and inactivity, but notable differences between countries in 2020
March 2, 2021
Working from home continues to increase
IZA survey suggests most employees in Germany are satisfied with their employer’s infection control measures
February 1, 2021
Targeted COVID-19 relief programs improve compliance with confinement measures
Study from Italy analyzes the impact of a food stamp program on social distancing
October 28, 2020
Coping with the COVID-19 labor market crisis: Views from the Netherlands
Interview with Egbert Jongen and Paul Verstraten
September 30, 2020
From pandemic shock into recession
Change in working hours shows evolution of the COVID-19 crisis
September 15, 2020
Coping with the COVID-19 labor market crisis: Views from Austria
Interview with René Böheim and Thomas Leoni
August 31, 2020
Graduating in a pandemic may lead to long-term income losses
IZA Expert Panel reveals country differences in labor market researchers’ expectations
July 3, 2020
Poor air quality increases COVID-19 deaths
Moving at-risk patients out of polluted areas could reduce the case fatality rate
June 25, 2020
High-skilled workers expected to suffer less from the COVID-19 crisis
IZA expert survey: Large differences by qualification, small differences by gender
June 9, 2020
Face masks substantially reduce COVID-19 cases in Germany
Analysis exploits regional variation in point in time when masks became compulsory
June 8, 2020
Flattening the COVID-19 curve: What works
Preventing close contacts in large groups has been most effective
June 4, 2020
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
May 14, 2020
How firms in Germany react to the COVID-19 crisis
Mitigation responses are stronger among weak firms and those with expectations of a long shutdown
April 17, 2020
Low-income earners suffer most from the COVID-19 crisis
Having the option to work from home is largely a matter of education
March 30, 2020
How expectations affect compliance with COVID-19 social-distancing measures in Italy
People’s willingness to comply is related to their expected end date of self-isolation measures