Competition between the sharing economy and incumbents might also become stronger, so whether incumbents will survey this type of change is hard to predict; for example, if Uber drivers get the same benefits of a traditional taxi driver, the motivations to participate in the traditional economy may...
One small glimmer of hope is that COVID made us realize that we are together in being vulnerable to global threats. We are interlinked via our globalized economy, and if the pandemic is not curbed everywhere, none of us are safe. The response from the scientific community has ...
The COVID-19 pandemic brought a fair deal of stress to everyone, but especially older people worldwide. Between December 2019 and March 2020, 32% of those infected were hospitalized, 2.4% developed acute illness requiring ventilation, and 1.5%—more than50,000 people—died. A year and a hal...
How COVID-19 Has Impacted U.S. Spending Levels COVID-19 Outbreak by Niall McCarthy, Jun 24, 2020 Opportunity Insights researchers at Harvard University have been using credit card data to track U.S. spending levels throughout the pandemic. As this infographic shows, consumer spending plum...
The empirical results show that transportation and accommodation sectors are negatively impacted by COVID-19 related lockdown while the other sectors of the sharing economy such as freelance work, streaming services and online deliveries are seeing a surge in searches. The findings of this study ...
The COVID-19 crisis is affecting the entire world economy and of Africa in particular. No single country, state or Kingdom on the globe is left out from the consequences of the pandemic outbreak that has been devastatin...
we don’t yet know when the pandemic will get better and we will be able to return to a more normal way of doing business. What we do know is that the need for a strong digital presence will not go away. Here’s how COVID has impacted the need for an online presence and how re...
Showing how quickly the industry is being impacted, Aaron Allen does an interview on the COVID-19 crisis and restaurants with CGTN America— which now feels like ancient history given the restaurant industry response. March 14, 2020 Spain, France Close Restaurants In tandem with other country...
There will be consumers increasingly impacted by the Covid economic fallout, furloughed or laid off and losing short-term government assistance. "Demand for these products will be far less than supply and many middle and upper class people won't admit it, but they are doing it," Pedraza said...
The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted sports across the world. Could you share some insights on your viewership throughout the pandemic?Most people are at home, so viewing habits have changed, to the extent that you often get kids, parents and at times grandparents all sitting down to watch at...