Why most economists continue to back lockdowns
With the prospect of a lengthier lockdown looming over Sydney, the idea of "living with the virus" has resurfaced.
Economics & Business
Jul 9, 2021
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Study analyzes the impact of the economic cycle on temporary disability
Working conditions, mass layoffs and other economy-related reasons could explain the rises and falls in temporary disability rates.
Economics & Business
May 5, 2021
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Taking a systems-thinking approach to anti-Black racism
A group of Schulich Medicine & Dentistry alumni have authored a thorough roadmap for institutions, government and policy-makers to follow in order to implement a systems-thinking approach to address anti-Black racism in Ontario.
Social Sciences
Apr 16, 2021
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Lockdown critics are sure the costs outweigh the health benefits, but they're wrong
As the UK reports its worst excess deaths since the second world war and the NHS is stretched to breaking point, critics of lockdowns have largely gone quiet. Despite this, previous experience shows that we're never far from ...
Economics & Business
Feb 10, 2021
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Sustainability in a pandemic
A new perspective to be published in the International Journal of Sustainable Development suggests that the current sustainable development framework is strong enough to face long-term global challenges including poverty ...
Environment
Dec 11, 2020
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Voters unlikely to blame politicians for their handling of the pandemic at next election
Politicians are unlikely to be punished or rewarded for their failures or successes in managing the coronavirus pandemic at the next election, suggests an analysis of survey data from the US, the UK and India, published in ...
Political science
Oct 23, 2020
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A no-deal Brexit could damage the UK's ability to cope with pandemics
As the UK-EU deal or no-deal drama limps on, most attention focuses on the economic consequences of a new trade relationship. But UK health security—in the sense of measures to prevent and mitigate health emergencies such ...
Political science
Oct 21, 2020
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Tackling inequality is key for post-COVID economic recovery, say experts
Safeguarding people's living standards, re-evaluating the role of key workers in society, and reducing racial and social inequality are crucial for the UK's economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Economics & Business
Sep 30, 2020
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More than half of Americans have found ways to help those hit by COVID-19 hardship
Despite facing a global health crisis and economic recession, more than half of all U.S. households—56% – expressed some form of generosity during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, my colleagues at the Women's ...
Economics & Business
Sep 29, 2020
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Covid and commercial research decline
Inevitably, the rapid spread of an emergent and potentially lethal virus around the world has led to huge disruption of normal life. With talk of a new-normal in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, we do not yet have any way ...
Economics & Business
Sep 14, 2020
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