The effect of face masks on Covid-19 transmission is crucial for the health of populations. The effectiveness of face masks in reducing the transmission of Covid-19 varies across primary evidence. To perform a quantitative meta-analysis, we collected 258 estimates from 44 primary studies...

Factor modelling extracts common information from a high-dimensional data set into few common components, where the latent factors usually explain a large share of data variation. Exploratory factor estimation induces sparsity into the loading matrix to associate units or series with those...

The study aims to demonstrate gender differences in financial health indicators, assessed through perceptions, lived experiences, and actions to deal with financial crises. The scale used is a composite instrument that includes the eight financial health indicators from BBVA and the Center for...