Economists have used the concepts of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and wellbeing-adjusted life years (WELLBYs) to measure the...

With autumn approaching in Europe, people are likely to work and gather again more frequently inside. As badly ventilated indoor places...

While “herd immunity” was mentioned as a viable strategy against Covid-19 early this year, only Sweden has chosen to develop immunity in...

The loss of trust in governments, the media and other public and private institutions has been the subject of much research in recent...

From the start of the Covid-19 outbreak early this year, researchers have tried to determine if and how the virus is different from the...

Despite the unprecedented nature of the intrusive measures that are taken by governments around the world as a result of the Covid-19...

As much of the advice regarding the containment of Covid-19 is concerned with inter-human contact, the question how people can boost...

The lack of conclusive evidence regarding the effectiveness of face masks in protecting against Covid-19 as well as their difficult...

Several months into the pandemic, it’s easy to get lost in the many international responses and strategies that are being developed and...

The Covid-19 crisis is having an unprecedented impact on universities and young adults. With college towns suffering under the lockdowns,...

With a faltering global recovery and depressionary unemployment due to Covid-19, social unrest can easily be incited. While disruptions...

Although the Covid-19 virus can lead to all kinds of physical complaints, it has become clear that two groups are at particular risk –...

The last weekend of August saw demonstrations all over the world where people gathered in protest of the measures taken in response to...

Sweden has been Europe’s Covid-19 outlier by trying to find a balance between the economy and public health. The country has opted for a...

Efforts to contain economic collapse as a result of Covid-19 have so far entailed unprecedented experiments in monetary policy. While...

The Covid-19 crisis invites us to reflect how to go from a period of rising inequality and unsustainable investment to inclusive,...

From the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis, the World Health Organisation has warned about its societal and economic consequences by...

Until very recently, urban populations were rapidly growing all around the world. It was even expected that 80% of the world’s population...

While the lockdown measures that have been imposed as a result of Covid-19 had devastating effects on most aspects of life, the reduction...

Major international players such as the World Economic Forum and BlackRock have analysed the Covid-19 crisis and predict radical changes...