The share of U.S. adults who support an active government role in society increased by more than 40 percent during the initial pandemic response—up from 24 percent in September 2019 to 34 percent in April 2020—according ...
Economics & Business
Oct 16, 2020
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Hurricane Katrina took a devastating toll on New Orleans, LA, when it made landfall in August 2005.
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Sep 22, 2020
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One of the most striking responses to the COVID-19 pandemic has been the sudden, shift of around half the workforce to working at home.
Economics & Business
Sep 3, 2020
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How to stop sick people going to work? That's a question the Victorian government has been grappling with since it became clear about 80% of new COVID-19 infections in the state's second-wave outbreak were from workplace ...
Economics & Business
Aug 17, 2020
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Governments across the developed world have responded to the COVID-19 crisis by making welfare states vastly more generous. Historical parallels suggest that this munificence may endure even as the pandemic recedes.
Economics & Business
Jun 24, 2020
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The arrival of the novel coronavirus and subsequent shutdowns of economies across the globe have caused hardships not seen in generations. But for business professors, it's also a once-in-a-generation research opportunity.
Economics & Business
Jun 9, 2020
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Paid sick leave (PSL) mandates like those found in the federal government's Families First Coronavirus Response Act may be helping to slow the spread of COVID-19, according to a new study by health economists at Georgia State ...
Economics & Business
May 19, 2020
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At a time when the world's attention is focused on curbing the spread of infectious disease, new research by the UCLA WORLD Policy Analysis Center shows that strengthening guarantees of paid sick leave is crucial to protecting ...
Social Sciences
May 14, 2020
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Californians strongly support health and economic protections for farmworkers who stay on the job despite the risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new poll by UC Berkeley's Institute of Governmental Studies ...
Social Sciences
May 11, 2020
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The COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated the degree to which we depend on the work of others. This is particularly true of essential workers like truck drivers, grocery store employees and hospital nurses who are ensuring the ...
Social Sciences
May 6, 2020
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