Das Liechtenstein-Institut wurde von der Regierung beauftragt, die Corona-Pandemie in Liechtenstein aufzuarbeiten. Dabei wurden in einzelnen Teilstudien rechtliche, organisatorische und gesellschaftspolitische Fragestellungen im Kontext des Pandemie-Managements beleuchtet. Im Rahmen dieser...

We use administrative records on the healthcare utilization and economic outcomes of the universe of Danish households to characterize survivors' mental health following their spouse's death. We provide visually clear evidence for the inevitable immediate, large, and lingering adverse impacts...

This paper presents evidence suggesting that delayed Social Security claiming by husbands - resulting in an actuarially enhanced benefit - attenuates the financial shock of widowhood for their wives. Under Social Security survivor benefit rules, primary earners (usually husbands) pass on the...

Angst, Sorge und Tod sind die verdeckten Existenzial der Pandemie. Für die Angstund die Sorge sind die Gastwirte und Händler zuständig, deren Existenzenökonomisch bedroht sind. Und die Künstler. Für den Tod sind die Krankenhäuserzuständig, die in hohem Einsatz doch aber kaum die...

Angst, Sorge und Tod sind die verdeckten Existenzial der Pandemie. Für die Angstund die Sorge sind die Gastwirte und Händler zuständig, deren Existenzenökonomisch bedroht sind. Und die Künstler. Für den Tod sind die Krankenhäuserzuständig, die in hohem Einsatz doch aber kaum die...

We examine how changes in the salience of workplace risk affect police behavior and public safety. Specifically, we investigate cases of police officer deaths while on duty. Officers respond to a peer death by decreasing arrest activity for one to two months, consistent with heightened fear....

By age 77 a plurality of women in wealthy Western societies are widows. Comparing older (aged 70+) married women to widows in the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) 2003–2018 and linking the data to the Current Population Survey allow inferring the short- and longer-term effects of a demographic...

"This book draws upon thinking about the work of the dead in the context of deindustrialization-specifically, the decline of the textile industry in Kaduna, Nigeria-and its consequences for deceased workers' families. The author shows how that the dead work in various ways for Christians and...

This article reviews the history and major milestones of the policy for territorial organisation in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country. The review takes into account the origin and evolution of said policy in terms of the legal codes regulating the sector and the documents issued...

Traditional theories of the origins of the welfare state have emphasized the financial weakness of Britain’s largest provider of mutual insurance in the late 19th century, the friendly societies. These theories share common implications with contemporary theories of institutional change...

A look at potential project structures for use in integrated land use and mass transit projects. Four potential structures are put forward each with different profiles of public sector involvement. The dedicated pursuit of Transit Oriented Development involves significant policy challenges,...

Whether to provide a park-and-ride facility is a key decision for transit agencies when they are planning for a new or expanded rail system. We seek to better understand the reasons behind park-and-ride provision by estimating a logit model that predicts the presence of parking at a set of new...