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EU-induced Financialisation and Its Impact on the Greek Wage Share, 1999-2021

Gouzoulis, Giorgos; Iliopoulos, Panagiotis; Galanis, Giorgos - 2022

been the financialisation of its economy, which has been particularly influential for households since it led to the rapid … economy, which shows that financialisation is a key driver of wage bargaining outcomes, we demonstrate that the relative size …

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The Finance-Dominated Accumulation Regime & the Future of Work in the Post-COVID World

Gouzoulis, Giorgos; Stockhammer, Engelbert - 2023

This paper examines the relationship between financialisation and the future of work in the post-COVID era. It combines … financialisation. It will discuss these for the periods before and after the financial crisis and analyse the impact of COVID on labour … which induced the management of non-financial corporations to reduce labour costs. Yet, financialisation is a complex …

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COVID-19 and entrepreneurship entry and exit: Opportunity amidst adversity

Otrachshenko, Vladimir; Popova, Olga; Nikolova, Milena; … - 2022

We theoretically and empirically examine how acquiring new skills and increased financial worries influenced entrepreneurship entry and exit intentions during the pandemic. To that end, we analyze primary survey data we collected in the aftermath of the COVID-19's first wave in Russia, which has...

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Public finance in the era of the COVID-19 crisis

Agrawal, David R.; Bütikofer, Aline - 2022

The COVID-19 crisis poses new policy challenges and has spurred new research agendas in public economics. In this article, we selectively reflect on how the field of public economics has been shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic and discuss several areas where more research is necessary. We highlight...

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Inside the NBA Bubble: How Black Players Performed Better without Fans

Caselli, Mauro; Falco, Paolo; Somekh, Babak - 2022

In the NBA, predominantly Black players play in front of predominantly non-Black fans. Using the 'NBA bubble', a natural experiment induced by COVID-19, we show that the performance of Black players improved significantly with the absence of fans vis-à-vis White players. This is consistent with...

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Does the COVID-19 Pandemic Disproportionately Affect the Poor? Evidence from a Six-Country Survey

Dang, Hai-Anh H.; Huynh, Toan L. D.; Nguyen, Manh-Hung - 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has wrought havocs on economies around the world. Yet, much needs to be learnt on the distributional impacts of the pandemic. We contribute new theoretical and empirical evidence on the distributional impacts of the pandemic on different income groups in a multi-country...

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COVID-19 Pandemic and the Health and Well-being of Vulnerable People in Vietnam

Dang, Hai-Anh H.; Do, Minh N. N. - 2022

Despite a sizable population and modest status as a low middle-income country, Vietnam has recorded a low COVID-19 fatality rate that rivals those of richer countries with far larger spending on health. We offer an early review of the emerging literatures in public health and economics on the...

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Learning Inequalities during COVID-19: Evidence from Longitudinal Surveys from Sub-Saharan Africa

Dang, Hai-Anh H.; Oseni, Gbemisola; Zezza, Alberto; … - 2022

There is hardly any study on learning inequalities during the COVID-19 pandemic in a low-income, multi-country context. Analyzing 34 longitudinal household and phone survey rounds from Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda, we find that while countries exhibit...

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Contact Intensity, Unemployment and Finite Change - The Case of Entertainment Sector under Pandemic: A General Equilibrium Approach

Marjit, Sugata; Das, Gouranga - 2022

This paper explores the short run, medium run and long run impact of pandemic on the contact intensive entertainment industry in terms of a simple general equilibrium model that can accommodate for unemployment and underemployment. Finite change as a response to large shocks may lead to...

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Capturing the Educational and Economic Impacts of School Closures in Poland

Gajderowicz, Tomasz; Jakubowski, Maciej; Patrinos, … - 2022

The effect of school closures in the spring of 2020 on the math, science, and reading skills of secondary school students in Poland is estimated. The COVID-19-induced school closures lasted 26 weeks in Poland, one of Europe's longest periods of shutdown. Comparison of the learning outcomes with...

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