COVID-19, Lockdowns and Well-Being: Evidence from Google Trends
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Google Trends data is used to test whether COVID-19 and the associated lockdowns implemented in Europe and America led to changes in well-being related topic search-terms, and finds a substantial increase in the search intensity for boredom and a significant increase in searches for loneliness, worry and sadness.About:
This article is published in Journal of Public Economics.The article was published on 2021-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 356 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Population.read more
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The Impact of the Coronavirus Lockdown on Mental Health: Evidence from the US
TL;DR: As a result of the lockdown measures, the existing gender gap in mental health has increased by 66% and the negative effect on women’s mental health cannot be explained by an increase in financial worries or childcare responsibilities.
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Mental health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic as revealed by helpline calls.
Marius Brülhart,Marius Brülhart,Valentin Klotzbücher,Rafael Lalive,Rafael Lalive,Stephanie K. Reich +5 more
TL;DR: This paper collected data from crisis helplines during the COVID-19 pandemic and showed that pandemic-related issues replaced rather than exacerbated underlying anxieties, and demonstrate that helpline data are useful indicators of public mental health.
COVID-19, Stay-at-Home Orders and Employment: Evidence from CPS Data Previous title: The Short-Term Economic Consequences of COVID-19: Exposure to Disease, Remote Work and Government Response
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the short-term consequences of COVID-19 on employment and wages in the United States and found that negative impacts on labor market outcomes are larger for men, younger workers, Hispanics and less-educated workers.
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On the Effects of COVID-19 Safer-At-Home Policies on Social Distancing, Car Crashes and Pollution
TL;DR: It is found that statewide safer-at-home policies lead to a 20% reduction in vehicular collisions and that the effect is entirely driven by less severe collisions.
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Short-Term Effect of COVID-19 on Self-Employed Workers in Canada
TL;DR: Using the Canadian Labour Force Survey, the authors document the short-term impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on self-employed individuals in Canada, whom they interpret as small business owners.
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TL;DR: A review of the psychological impact of quarantine using three electronic databases is presented in this article, where the authors report negative psychological effects including post-traumatic stress symptoms, confusion, and anger.
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An overview of systematic reviews on the public health consequences of social isolation and loneliness
TL;DR: It is highlighted that there is consistent evidence linking social isolation and loneliness to worse cardiovascular and mental health outcomes and Prevention strategies should therefore be developed across the public and voluntary sectors, using an asset-based approach.
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Gender Equality
TL;DR: The economic downturn caused by the current COVID-19 outbreak has substantial implications for gender equality, both during the downturn and the subsequent recovery as discussed by the authors, which has a particularly large impact on working mothers.