ObjectivesChange in body weight during the COVID-19 pandemic as an unintended side effect of lockdown measures has been predominantly reported for younger and middle-aged adults. However, information on older adults for which weight loss is known to result in adverse outcomes, is scarce. In this study we describe the body weight change in older adults before, during, and after the COVID-19 lockdown ...
Diese Studie untersucht die Auswirkungen von Umweltzonen auf Schulleistungen und psychische Gesundheit in Deutschland. Auf Basis administrativer Schul- und Gesundheitsdaten belegt die Untersuchung, dass Umweltzonen nicht nur die Luftqualität verbessern, sondern auch positive soziale Effekte haben. Der Anteil der Grundschüler*innen, die aufs Gymnasium wechseln, stieg in den betroffenen Gebieten um einen ...
Die Europäische Union überwacht staatliche Beihilfen für Unternehmen streng, reagierte jedoch in Krisenzeiten mit der Einführung eines sogenannten befristeten Rahmens, um die Beihilferegeln vorübergehend zu lockern. Im Zuge der Corona-Pandemie wurde ein befristeter Rahmen geschaffen, der umfangreiche staatliche Beihilfen zur Stabilisierung der Wirtschaft ermöglichte. Die vorliegende Studie untersucht ...
Ambient social sexual behaviour at work refers to sexual jokes and conversations at the workplace. Prior cross-sectional studies indicate that this behaviour is relatively widespread and tends to be associated with negative well-being. We revisit this research by investigating the outcomes of sexual jokes and conversations at work after 1 year in a comparatively large employee sample. The perceived ...
We estimate the impact of parental health on adult children’s labor market out- comes. We focus on health shocks that increase care dependency abruptly. Our estimation strategy exploits the variation in the timing of shocks across treated families. Empirical results based on administrative data show a significant negative impact on the labor market activities of children. This effect is more pronounced for ...
The Covid-19 pandemic caused a global economic crisis, leading governments to provide substantial State Aid to support firms. This paper examines the effectiveness of Covid-related financial support in Spain and Italy, focusing on its impact on firm recovery. Using a difference-in-differences (DiD) approach combined with propensity score weighting, it compares outcomes of similar firms receiving aid ...
