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August 10, 2020

Charlene Marie Kalenkoski, Sabrina Wulff Pabilonia

Covid-19 shutdowns and the self-employed

Self-employed women may remain out of the labor force longer than self-employed men if many schools remain virtual this autumn.
August 03, 2020

Graziella Bertocchi, Arcangelo Dimico

Racial and ethnic disparities in the face of the coronavirus

Residential segregation causes greater vulnerability to the Covid-19 shock which, far from being determined by genetic and biological factors, is caused by socioeconomic status and household composition.
July 27, 2020

Sebastian Siegloch

The power of social capital during a pandemic

Voluntary social behavior has an important role in containing the coronavirus.
July 20, 2020

Olivier Coibion, Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Michael Weber

Does policy communication during Covid-19 work?

There are very small effects on households’ economic expectations from providing information about Covid-19's deadliness and ease of spread.

The impact of Covid-19 in Spain: Juan Dolado in conversation with Daniel S Hamermesh

The impact of Covid-19 in Spain: Juan Dolado in conversation with Daniel S Hamermesh.

In this video, IZA World of Labor Editor-in-Chief Daniel S Hamermesh Juan Dolado is the leading Spanish macro-labor expert and the leading expert on labor in Spain. What economic policies has Spain adopted to cope with the Covid-19 crisis? Do short-time payments in Spain cover temporary workers during the economic crisis? Have the deaths due to Covid-19 mostly affected people of working age or non-active members of the labor market in Spain? To find out the answers to these questions and more, watch the full video.

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The impact of Covid-19 in Canada: Phil Oreopoulos in conversation with Daniel S Hamermesh

The impact of Covid-19 in Canada: Phil Oreopoulos in conversation with Daniel S Hamermesh.

Phil Oreopoulos is Professor of Economics at the University of Toronto, Canada. During the Covid-19 crisis, the death rate in Canada has barely reached half of what it has been in the US. In this video, IZA World of Labor Editor-in-Chief Daniel S Hamermesh asks what has been done by the Canadian government during this crisis. What was the unemployment rate in April in Canada compared to earlier in the year? To what extent has the Covid-19 crisis affected inequality in Canada? To find out the answers to these questions and more, watch the full video.

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The impact of Covid-19 in Sweden: Helena Holmlund in conversation with Daniel S Hamermesh

The impact of Covid-19 in Sweden: Helena Holmlund in conversation with Daniel S Hamermesh.

In this video, IZA World of Labor Editor-in-Chief Daniel S Hamermesh asks if there is any one policy among the initiatives that the Swedish government has undertaken in the past couple of months that has been particularly effective in reducing the impact of Covid-19 on the economy? How has the crisis affected graduates in Sweden as well as secondary school graduates? How are high schools, colleges and universities in Sweden coping with closures? To find out the answers to these questions and more, watch the full video.

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The impact of Covid-19 in Germany: Andreas Peichl in conversation with Daniel S Hamermesh

The impact of Covid-19 in Germany: Andreas Peichl in conversation with Daniel S Hamermesh.

Andreas Peichl is the leading expert on inequality in Germany as well as a distinguished researcher worldwide. In this video, IZA World of Labor Editor-in-Chief Daniel S Hamermesh asks how effective the policies have been in mitigating the economic effects of Covid-19 and what policy/ policies has or have been most effective? If firms have been locked down, what do the firms actually do? How has the crisis affected inequality in Germany? To find out the answers to these questions and more, watch the full video.

Consult our key topic page and opinion pieces for more articles and commentaries on Covid-19, and find out more about the national responses to Covid-19 around the world.

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