The literature documents a strong positive association between social capital and health. However, because personal social interactions are implicated in the spread of viral infections, areas with high levels of social capital may be especially at risk during the Covid-19 pandemic. Social capital comprises not only a cognitive component (i.e. norms of reciprocity and trust) […]
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Research and working paper on increase in Google searches indicative of anxieties and economic fears. Lead investigator: Thiemo Fetzer Affiliation: University of Warwick Primary topic: Attitudes, media & governance Status of data collection Planned Type of data being collected: From private company
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British election study
Wave 20 of the BES internet panel will ask questions on Covid-19 and its impact on political opinion including exposure (individual and family), evaluations/handling and impact on issue position and salience. Lead investigator: Edward Fieldhouse Affiliation: University of Manchester Primary topic: Attitudes, media & governance Region of data collection: Europe Country of data collection UK […]
The main aim of this project is to analyse and compare sentiment and emotions of people in three countries, before and after the introduction of regulations to limit the spread of the Covid-19 virus. The uniqueness in the choice of the countries lies in the different approaches taken by these governments to enforce self-isolation. On […]
Using a large scale lab-in-the-field experimental setting, we study how the mitigation efforts for Covid-19 in the form of covering the face through masks affect the behavior and perception of subjects towards others. In particular, we study whether the subjects, when primed to wearing the mask, have different perceptions and behaviors towards others who also […]
Researchers, policymakers and societies alike are increasingly discussing the New Coronavirus situation. The European Commission, national governments and private foundations are investing large amounts of money for research, focusing on finding the potential solution for this global pandemic. At the same time, the media are flooded with information regarding the virus, both from credible sources […]
The impact of the Covid19 pandemic on public mental health will affect need for services, further progress or resolution of the pandemic and speed of economic recovery afterwards. Policymakers have emphasised the need for a whole population approach to studying mental health during pandemics but no such study has yet been conducted. With initial funding […]
The self-employed are a particularly vulnerable group in this current crisis. In contrast to elsewhere, the UK has seen significant growth in self-employment, now reaching 15% of the workforce. They are predominant in those sectors most hit by shutdown and social distancing measures. This disproportionate impact on self-employment is likely to have a longer-term effect […]
This paper studies: a) the impact of Covid-19 lockdown measures on the adoption of teleworking and e-learning, and b) its socioeconomic determinants. Using real-time data on Google search Trends aggregated at the province level in Italy, I study how different provinces reacted to the implementation of local and national confinement rules. More specifically, I estimate […]
This paper studies how a Covid-19 lockdown affected residential lease payments. Survey data on 1511 Israeli renter households show nearly one in eight households not paying full rent during the lockdown, with these households holding back, on average, a third of their contractually due rent. Financially fragile households with greater income cuts, and households with […]