Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Jael Vargas Rubilar, Maria Cristina Richaud, Viviana Noemi Lemos, Cinthia Balabanian
Summary: This study describes the dimensions of perceived parenting during the COVID-19 pandemic and explores the changes in children's behavior perceived by mothers. It also examines the relationship between these changes and the dimensions of perceived parenting, as well as the characteristics of mothers.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Josephine B. Schmitt, Johannes Breuer, Tim Wulf
Summary: Remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic requires increased use of digital tools, which can lead to cognitive overload affecting work productivity and well-being. Digital detox measures can help alleviate stress from digital media use. The relationship between digital tool use, cognitive overload, and well-being is significant, while the impact on perceived job performance is less pronounced.
COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Deborah Salon, Laura Mirtich, Matthew Wigginton Bhagat-Conway, Adam Costello, Ehsan Rahimi, Abolfazl (Kouros) Mohammadian, Rishabh Singh Chauhan, Sybil Derrible, Denise da Silva Baker, Ram M. Pendyala
Summary: This study focuses on the long-term effect of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, specifically the increase in telecommuting. The findings suggest that a significant number of workers plan to continue telecommuting regularly post-pandemic if given the option. Factors such as educational attainment, income, and job categories influence the availability of telecommuting. However, a considerable portion of workers expect their telecommuting patterns to remain unchanged, limiting its impact on reducing peak hour transport demand.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART D-TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Development Studies
Yushu Zhu, Meg Holden
Summary: The loss of psychosocial well-being is a significant consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is often overlooked. This study explores the impact of different aspects of housing on psychosocial well-being and reveals the importance of non-material factors such as residential stability and affordances in housing.
HABITAT INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yuko Furuya, Shoko Nakazawa, Kota Fukai, Masayuki Tatemichi
Summary: This scoping review investigated a comprehensive overview of the health impacts related to telework based on studies conducted before the COVID-19 pandemic. The study found that telework is potentially associated with a shift to healthier lifestyles but may also lead to an increase in sedentary time. Mental stress indicators depend on social and individual situations, and very few intervention studies on teleworking existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Business
Eugen Bruno Stefan
Summary: Working from home has brought about significant changes in the lives and work habits of employees, as shown by a survey conducted on a national sample of 554 subjects at the end of 2020. The results were grouped into themes such as resources, changes and advantages/disadvantages, revealing differences between types of employees. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to shifts in attitudes and behaviors among those who experienced remote work in the latter half of 2020.
AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC
(2021)
Article
Economics
Bruno De Borger, Stef Proost
Summary: Covid-19 has significant implications for public transport operations, leading to a decrease in demand and reduced capacity. The study finds that teleworking and increased infection risk have different effects on fare and frequency, and teleworking can reduce the deficit of public transport if car use is underestimated. By considering the risk perception of different vulnerable groups, differentiated fare and frequency can be applied, but this may result in higher fares and lower occupancy rates for vulnerable users.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART A-POLICY AND PRACTICE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Sascha Alexander Ruhle, Rene Schmoll
Summary: This study investigates (virtual) sickness presenteeism during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding that the increase in working from home encourages virtual sickness presenteeism while COVID-19 impacts perceptions of health at work.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Maribel Jaimes Torres, Monica Aguilera Portillo, Teresa Cuerdo-Vilches, Ignacio Oteiza, Miguel Angel Navas-Martin
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 resulted in housing becoming the only place of safety, revealing inequities in living conditions. Research in Mexico showed dissatisfaction with thermal comfort and noise insulation at home, impacting future architectural design considerations.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Urban Studies
Lu Shan, Shenjing He, Chenxin Wan
Summary: Short-term rental platforms like Airbnb have caused neighborhood changes globally and are a topic of concern for scholars and policymakers. This study examines the dynamic interactions between Airbnb and gentrification in central Beijing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results reveal an intensifying gentrification pattern caused by Airbnb clustering and varying impacts on rentals and housing prices in different gentrification stages.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Stephen Glackin, Magnus Moglia, Peter Newton
Summary: Since the COVID-19 pandemic, working from home has become normalized, leading to changes in urban daytime population density. This paper explores the relationship between population density and amenity, and provides a method for estimating changes in daytime populations. The study suggests that telework can create higher levels of amenity in suburban areas, improving sustainability outcomes such as walkability, liveability, and reduced car dependence.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Martina Wallberg, Helena Tinnerholm Ljungberg, Elisabeth Bjork Bramberg, Lotta Nybergh, Irene Jensen, Caroline Olsson
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the working conditions of young employees, causing changes, decreased well-being when working from home, and uncertainty. However, it has also resulted in decreased demands, increased work-life balance, and well-functioning work processes. For managers, it is important to be mindful of blurred boundaries between work and personal life, maintain effective communication, and provide opportunities for recovery.
Article
Economics
Helena Bohman, Jean Ryan, Vanessa Stjernborg, Desiree Nilsson
Summary: The study investigates the impact of Covid-19 on mobility in Swedish society during the early stages of the pandemic. Results suggest that effects on mobility vary among different groups and may exacerbate existing differences in terms of gender, geography, and mobility. In order to mitigate negative effects, transport policy needs to be tailored to address these heterogeneities.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Monica Aureliana Petcu, Maria Iulia Sobolevschi-David, Adrian Anica-Popa, Stefania Cristina Curea, Catalina Motofei, Ana-Maria Popescu
Summary: This study assessed job satisfaction in telework conditions, finding that job satisfaction is associated with higher skills, autonomy, and a favorable organizational climate. However, emotional exhaustion from constant access to work, as well as a lack of relationships and mentoring, may also affect job satisfaction. There was a statistically significant positive link between competencies, autonomy, organizational climate, and job satisfaction, with differences observed based on gender and age categories.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Craig Evan Pollack, Kathryn M. Leifheit, Emma E. McGinty, Adam S. Levine, Colleen L. Barry, Sabriya L. Linton
Summary: This study found that the majority of U.S. adults support policies aimed at increasing housing stability during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially those who believe that preventing evictions can slow COVID-19 transmission and recognize racial inequities in the housing market.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Economics
Yichen Su
Summary: Existing studies reveal that the increasing spatial segregation between skill groups in the U.S. has resulted in a growing inequality in access to consumption amenities. However, quantifying this inequality is challenging due to the need to account for spatial diffusion of amenity benefits and identify proper aggregation weights.
JOURNAL OF URBAN ECONOMICS
(2022)
Article
Economics
Murad Harasheh, Ahmed Bouteska, Riadh Manita
Summary: In addition to the traditional risk-return approach, the integration of sustainable development goals (SDGs) as a new dimension to value creation is gaining increasing attention. This study examines investor preferences for investment funds that contribute to the SDGs of clean water and sanitation and finds that investors show a stronger preference for portfolios that support development goals, even at the cost of lower returns. These findings have implications for both investors and fund managers.
Article
Economics
Gerda Kirpson, Karsten Staehr
Summary: The analysis of the European Consumer Expectations Survey reveals that the expectations of individuals in Europe are not consistent with the Phillips curve, indicating a lack of relationship between expected inflation and economic slack even when supply shocks are considered.
Article
Economics
Huiqiong Duan, Cynthia Rogers, Jia Wang, Weici Yuan
Summary: State and local governments use economic development incentives extensively to promote employment and economic growth. Research suggests that new jobs may primarily go to in-migrants rather than existing workers. Using event-study and regression frameworks, this study investigates the impacts of large changes in state-level EDI programs on migration and finds increased net inmigration during the first year after the policy change, but no evidence of employment growth impacts.
Article
Economics
Nico Oefele, Dirk G. Baur, Lee A. Smales
Summary: The banking crisis in March 2023 led to a shift in funds towards higher-quality assets, resulting in inflows into money market mutual funds and outflows from stablecoins. This highlights the crucial role of reserve assets and issuer size in both asset classes.
Article
Economics
Jia Xiang, Terence C. Cheng, Hongqiao Fu, Winnie Yip
Summary: Despite the availability of information on price and quality, there is significant price dispersion for telemedicine services in China's online health care market. Observable characteristics of physicians, hospitals, and local markets account for slightly over half of this variation. The unexplained portion is greater for physician specialties with larger search frictions.
Article
Economics
Daniel Grainger
Summary: A dynamic model is constructed to analyze the implications of externalities on optimal natural resource extraction with constant consumption. The study shows that a modified version of the Hotelling and Hartwick rule applies, in which the externality component of price is a specific function of the instantaneous user costs and cross price elasticities. It is demonstrated that the externality adjusted marginal user cost of remaining natural reserves is equal to the marginal user cost of extracted resources invested in human-made reproducible capital. This discrete form provides an intuitive economic interpretation, highlighting the stepwise impact of externality pricing on optimal extraction schedules.
Article
Economics
Shashitha Jayakody, David Morelli, Melania Nica, Jaideep Oberoi
Summary: We find that trust decreases the significance of formal employment regulations in investment attractiveness, based on the analysis of foreign direct investment from the US to OECD countries.
Article
Economics
Umer Sahil Maqsood, Shihao Wang, Qian Li, R. M. Ammar Zahid
Summary: This study examines the impact of foreign residency rights on the green innovation of Chinese private enterprises. It finds that foreign residency rights have a detrimental influence on green innovation due to increased financing costs. However, this adverse impact can be mitigated through the implementation of the Mass Entrepreneurship Innovation Campaign and political connections. Additionally, extradition agreements reduce entrepreneurial feeling and foster trust among investors, stakeholders, and creditors, thereby minimizing the negative effects of foreign residency rights on green innovation.
Article
Economics
Hikaru Mitsuhashi, Yasuhiro Ohta
Summary: This paper examines the optimal contract when the principal is able to modify the level of subjectivity in performance evaluation. The study finds that the principal consistently engages in downward adjustments of evaluation and determines the level of subjectivity through a trade-off between providing incentives to the agent and making these downward revisions.
Article
Economics
Gaetan de Rassenfosse, Gabriele Pellegrino
Summary: This paper assesses the impact of international migration of inventors on innovation in the receiving country. Using the case of ex-Soviet inventors who migrated to the United States after the end of the Soviet Union, the study finds a significant increase in patenting activity among U.S. inventors.
