COVID-19 and the containment policies aimed at controlling it have changed how we work and what we consume. History shows that such changes are not always temporary—crises can fundamentally reshape our beliefs and behaviors. How then can companies prepare for a postcrisis world, rather than hunkering down and waiting for a return to the past?
The note reviews policy options to mitigate the (formal) employment impact of COVID-19, many of which are being deployed by governments.
The article by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) discusses possible political, economic, and social impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and the lessons to be learnt by the world, and the EU in particular, from this crisis.
The RANEPA analytical note assesses short-term and possible long-term consequences of the pandemic impact on spatial development trends, changes in citizens’ demands and requirements for the urban habitat, as well as recommendations for public policy improving in the field of urban development, taking into account COVID-19 lessons.
Reopening business after the pandemic is a long-term that may cause some difficulties and requires additional efforts for employers. Companies have to look for new ways to protect the employees health, the pandemic also showed the importance of new technologies for business organizing.
