D-MTEC Media Update – Covid-19 and the wealth gap

D-MTEC experts engage with issues that affect society, the economy and business. The D-MTEC Media Update provides links to recent articles, interviews and commentaries. Corona is likely to reinforce existing inequalities in income, wealth, education and also with regard to gender, says Isabel Martinez of KOF Swiss Economic Institute. KOF also has lowered its forecast for GDP growth in 2021 from 3.2 to 2.1 percent.

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"People with low incomes are disproportionately affected by layoffs and short time work" says Isabel Martinez. Shutterstock / Hyejin Kang

The Swiss wealth gap in focus

Isabel Martinez | KOF Swiss Economic Institute

Lockdown expected for retail & mobility decline

Jan-Egbert Sturm | KOF Swiss Economic Institute  

Researchers expect retail lockdown extending into second quarter

Mobility declines, but not as much as in March 2020

Apprentices face learning gaps

Ursula Renold | Chair of Education Systems

Click-rates on a job platform reveal bias

Michael Siegenthaler | KOF Swiss Economic Institute
Daniel Kopp | KOF Swiss Economic Institute

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