What shifts did covid-19 year 2020 bring to the labour market in Europe?

One Semester of Occupational Therapy Passed Virtually: What Experiences Did We Learn from Covid-19?

One Semester of Occupational Therapy Passed Virtually: What Experiences Did We Learn from Covid-19?  Masoud Gharib 1, Seyed Ali Hosseini 2     1 Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational, Orthopedic Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran 2 Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran...

Unions and Labour Market Institutions in Europe

We investigate the evolution of unionisation, considering both economic and institutional factors. While economists typically study the effects of labour market institutions treating unionisation as given and focusing on rent-seeking motivations, in this paper we study how union membership is itself related to the economic environment and, in particular, to labour market institutions. We argue ...

COVID-19 epidemic: What happens to other routine patients admitted in the emergency department?

Four weeks have passed from the first reported case of covid-19 in Iran. During the past month, thousands of patients ran to emergency departments (EDs) due to respiratory complaints. From the beginning of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, EDs have become particular units for admitting patients with respiratory complaints. The question is “what happens to other routine patients of ED?”

Hospitals Readiness in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic in Mazandaran Province, Iran 2020

Background and purpose: Hospitals are one of the vital pillars of the health system. Hospital preparedness in epidemics is a dynamic, complex and multidimensional process that shows the developed capacities and capabilities of the hospital in predicting, reducing the effects, resistance, response, and recovery in the face of biological events. The aim of this study was to investigate the readin...

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): What we need to know (In Press)