Authors:
- Patrick Präg, Center for Research in Economics and Statistics, ENSAE, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, France
- Lea Ellward, Institute of Sociology and Social Psychology, University of Cologne, Albert-Magnus-Platz, Cologne, Germany
Abstract:
The COVID-19 pandemic and the mitigation measures by governments have upended the economic and social lives of many, leading to widespread psychological distress. We explore heterogeneity in trajectories of psychological distress during the pandemic in the United Kingdom and relate this heterogeneity to socio-demographic and health factors. We analyze nine waves of longitudinal, nationally representative survey data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study (N=15,914), covering the period from early 2020 to mid-2021. First, latent class mixture modelling is used to identify trajectories of psychological distress. Second, associations of the trajectories with covariates are tested with multinomial logistic regressions. We find four different trajectories of distress: continuously low, temporarily elevated, repeatedly elevated, and continuously elevated distress. Nearly two fifths of the population experienced severely elevated risks of distress during the pandemic. Long-term distress was highest among younger people, women, people living without a partner, those who had no work or lost income, and those with previous health conditions or COVID-19 symptoms. Given the threat of persistent stress on health, policy measures should be sensitized to the unintended yet far-reaching consequences of non-pharmaceutical interventions.
Link to the article:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-95490-w
In the Press:
- The Financial Channel, Sept. 28th, 2021 – https://finchannel.com/40-of-uk-has-increased-psychological-distress-as-a-result-of-pandemic/
Ranked third among the most read CEPR Discussion Papers this month
Congratulations to Alice Lapeyre, Guilia Giupponi and Camille Landais
PhD Day – Wednesday October 6th, 2021
The CREST is happy to announce that the 2021 PhD Day will take place on Wednesday October 6th 2021 (Amphi 250).
The morning session will gather all faculties and PhD students with a welcome speech by the CREST’s direction and an introduction of the new-coming PhD and professors. We warmly invite every faculty members to join this session!
The afternoon will be dedicated to PhD students with presentations of professors and administrative staff members regarding various topics related to pursuing a PhD at CREST.
The detailed program of the day is the following :
09:45 – Arrival, Amphi 250
10:00 – Morning session:
10:00 Welcome speech and presentation of the CREST (G. Hollard)
10:30 Introduction of the new faculties and new PhD students
12:00 Group picture
12:30 – Lunch, Grand Hall
14:00: Afternoon session:
14:00: PhD at CREST, in the Doctoral School IP-Paris or Hadamard (T. Vergé)
14:20: Representation of PhD Students (M. Mugnier)
14:30: Teaching (W. Leduc and F. Perez)
14:50: Mental Health (A. Dalayan)
15:10: Workplace Well-being (E. Taugourdeau)
15:20: Tips and Advice (P. Boyer)
17:30 Closing Event, meeting point under the préau of ENSAE
We remind you that wearing a mask is required on all occasions except at lunchtime.
It is forbidden to eat or drink in the lecture hall.
Thank you for your understanding.
École d’été: Améliorer l’efficacité des marchés du travail
Bruno Crépon, chercheur à l’ENSAE, a synthétisé les enseignements d’études sur différents aspects du marché du travail – Juillet 2021
Alexandre Tsybakov is appointed Associate Editor of the journal “Minimax Theory and its Applications”
Note IPP n°74: Réformes fiscales et faisabilité politique
Note écrite par Felix Bierbrauer, Pierre C. Boyer, Andrew Lonsdale, Andreas Peichl – Septembre 2021
Michelangelo Rossi receives the CCIA & CRESSE & CPI Award for his paper
Washington — The Computer & Communications Industry Association presented an award to a young researcher at the CRESSE 2021 Conference that took place in Crete Sept. 3-5.
CRESSE & CPI announced the award went to Michelangelo Rossi, Digital Economist and Assistant Professor at Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris. Rossi received the award for the Best Paper on the Digital Economy at the conference dinner Sunday. Rossi’s paper, “Competition and Reputation in a Congested Marketplace: Theory and Evidence from Airbnb” explored how San Francisco regulatory changes to Airbnb entry costs affect competition and the reputational incentives for hosts to exert effort.
https://ccianet.org/news/2021/09/ccia-sponsors-an-award-at-the-cresse-conference/
It’s a match! How Economists improve mechanisms for kidney exchange
An interview with Julien Combe by TWS Partners – Juillet 2021 – 37 mn
ICML 2021: Congratulations to our Researchers
Crest papers accepted at the international Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)
The Crest is pleased to present the work of its researchers and professors at the 38th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) being held this week (July 18-24, 2021).
The ICML conference is world-renowned for presenting and publishing cutting-edge research on all aspects of machine learning, and is one of the fastest growing AI conferences in the world.
Congratulations to our Researchers Marco Cuturi, Anna Korba, Vianney Perchet, Flore Sentenac, Meyer Scetbon (ENSAE Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris) an Romaric Gaudel (ENSAI Rennes).
https://www.hi-paris.fr/2021/07/10/hi-paris-at-icml-2021/
Note IPPn°73: Comprendre la stagnation séculaire
Note écrite par Jean-Baptiste Michau – Juillet 2021