Ravindran and Shah (2023) assesses the effect of COVID-19 lockdowns on violence against women (VAM) in India. Using a dynamic fixed effects methodology exploiting spatio-temporal variation in the timing and intensity of 'stay-at-home' mandates in Indian districts, the authors find that...

We study the effects of the largest adverse health shock in modern medicine - the 1918 influenza pandemic - on subsequent shifts in health-related attitudes and behavior and future-oriented policies. Our analysis builds upon self-digitized, individual-level death-register excerpts, vaccination...

The literature regarding innovation drivers is usually based on variables taken from some theoretical approach and validated within a methodology. Some authors have included COVID-19 as a driver for innovations. In this paper, we address the pandemic from a different viewpoint: trying to find if...

We take an ethics theory perspective to examine rule violations and workarounds in the UK construction industry in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The UK construction sector remained largely operational during lockdowns in the UK, providing an opportunity to explore the ways in which...

This paper exploits that the Covid‑19 pandemic came as an unexpected shock that temporarily reduced the ratio of vacancies to seekers. We use this unique setting to understand the importance of job opportunities for the impact of unemployment on workers' careers. Compared to individuals who...

Betthäuser et al. (2023) examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the learning progress of school-aged children. They collect 291 estimates from 42 studies. Their meta-analysis-corrected estimate implies a substantial decline in students' learning (Cohen's d = −0.14, 95% confidence...

This paper exploits that the Covid-19 pandemic came as an unexpected shock that temporarily reduced the ratio of vacancies to seekers. We use this unique setting to understand the importance of job opportunities for the impact of unemployment on workers’ careers. Compared to individuals who...