Am 20. Oktober 1911 verließ der Norweger Roald Amundsen gemeinsam mit vier Begleitern und 52 Schlittenhunden das sichere Lager „Framheim“ in der „Bucht der Wale“, um als erster Mensch den Südpol zu erreichen. Vor ihnen lagen das ewige Eis bei -20 bis -30 Grad Celsius un...

The world is currently facing the Covid-19 pandemic, where the solution relies on the effective distribution of the vaccines. As with every operation, the Covid-19 vaccine supply chain is also facing challenges while the world is attempting to reach immunization coverag...

Covid-19 pandemin som bröt ut 2020 tvingade många organisationer att gå över till distansarbete. Övergången till distansarbete skedde fort vilket innebar liten möjlighet för att strategiskt planera hur det skulle gå till, hur verksamheten skulle arbeta eller hur chefer ...

This paper examines how contextual and institutional factors are associated with individual subjective wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using data collected in China, Korea, Japan, Italy, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (US) in April 2020, we found...

Based on a large and representative panel of German firms, this paper relates a novel measure of subjective uncertainty to business expectations and firm decisions. Uncertainty is measured by asking managers directly how uncertain they are about their future business de...

This paper examines the factors affecting U.S. industry employment change in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Results show that the percentage of industry employment in occupations that require close physical proximity has a negative impact on year-over-year e...

This study estimates Ontario’s housing stock by Ontario’s Central Metropolitan Areas and by residential dwelling types between 2020-2043. It also evaluates existing housing stock and makes future projections taking into account both the supply-side and demand-side persp...

We analyze the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on volatility dynamics of the Turkish diesel market. We observe that a high volatility pattern starts around mid-April, 2020 and reaches its peak on 24/05/2020. This is due to the government imposed weekend curfews and bans...

Bakgrund: Covid-19 utbröt i slutet av december 2019 i den kinesiska staden Wuhan, viruset sprids mellan människor samt mellan människor och djur. Globalt oroar sig människor att avlida av Covid-19, och det är större risk för äldre personer att drabbas hårt. I samband me...

2019 was a year when the sharing economy and collaborative consumption was starting to make a significant impact on Norwegian society and way of life. With international hospitality and mobility services leading the way, several home-grown digital platforms also saw not...