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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 […]

Michael McMahon, Professor of Economics at Oxford University, interviews Professor Wendy Carlin, Professor of Economics at UCL, on macroeconomics, teaching, and widening diversity in the field. Recent Questions View all articles Business, big & small World Cup 2022: Is football coming home? Business, big & small What does the European Super League tell us about […]

In June 2020, Marcus Rashford penned a letter to the government, resulting in a commitment to continuing free school meals for children in low income families over the Summer. He drew attention to the hardships these children face. Covid, with its economic impacts, has heightened these challenges for poorer families. Recent Questions View all articles […]

A lot of people are talking about whether we can have a green recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. How realistic is this when the recovery needs restarting to create jobs? Is a greener economy too much of a luxury? Recent Questions View all articles News Brent Nieman News Brent Nieman News Brent Nieman

A combined approach that incorporates both economics and epidemiology can help to explain which policies are needed to control the spread of coronavirus, while keeping the economy afloat. Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of each discipline is essential as the pandemic moves into its next phase. Recent Questions View all articles News Brent Nieman News […]

With national debt at an unprecedented level and more substantial costs on the horizon, paying for the pandemic represents a substantial challenge for policy-makers. Maintaining economic growth while servicing the mounting debt is crucial for effectively managing the recovery process. Recent Questions View all articles News Brent Nieman News Brent Nieman News Brent Nieman

School closures are particularly damaging for children from already disadvantaged backgrounds; and the recession is likely to hurt young people starting out in the labour market. Widening educational and economic inequalities may increase the divide in life chances between rich and poor. Social mobility – the relationship between parents’ and children’s living standards, and the […]