The estimation results show that lockdowns reduced the probability of resuming work by 13.2 percentage points, which in turn worsened their mental health status. My findings suggest that stringent measures to counter the virus brought about negative shocks in the labor market and reduces the welfare...
1.1 Body shape and labor market results Economists have focused on the feedback mechanism of body shape in the labor market, mainly through the themes of the body shape premium, slim premium, obesity punishment, and body shape discrimination, to study the physical characteristics of employees. The...
One day, the old man sets out to the market with his wife’s shopping list firmly in mind and very confident that “there is nothing I can’t bring back”. On his way, he meets various people who entrust him with the task of bringing things back for them, too. He delivers the ...
The month-long pandemic lockdown in the northwestern Chinese city of Xi'an could disrupt DRAM/NAND supply in the market and push up memory chip prices, according to a report by KB Securities. Xi'an is home to a few major semiconductor manufacturing and testing facilities of Samsung and Mic...
This China Market Intelligencewas authored byJohn Clark and Banny Wang Key IP developments in 2022 include the release of the Interpretation Guidelines on the Standards of Trademark Infringement as well as increased damages for trade s...
Wuhan, where the virus first took hold, is still on lockdown. Countries including the United States have issued travel bans from China. Twenty countries have reported Coronavirus cases. The World Health Organization has declared the Coronavirus a global health emergency. ...
We will continue to be interested in the survivors with strong balance sheets, who could be positioned to gain more market share. Our investment strategies are centered on industry leaders, and policy tightening in the past two years have had a larger negative impact on industry leading...
One of the most obvious changes to food habits during the pandemic was a dramatic reduction in the frequency of dining out, either to purposely reduce the risk of infection or owing to the decreased accessibility of restaurants owing to lockdowns and market closures (Wang et al., 2022). As...
The month-long pandemic lockdown in the northwestern Chinese city of Xi'an could disrupt DRAM/NAND supply in the market and push up memory chip prices, according to a report by KB Securities. Xi'an is home to a few major semiconductor manufacturing and testing facilities of Samsung and Micro...
Beijing-based EEO has served the education market inChinaand across the world, with Its ClassIn platform, launched the following year, now used by in excess of 20,000 educational institutions across 70 countries, which includes over 12 million...