Pandemic Playbook Posts

The Pandemic Playbook is currently under construction. New content, format and organization will continue to be created and refined.

Household Financial Behaviors in times of Crisis

How do households in a crisis, marked with price volatility, employment uncertainty, and complex information alter their savings,...

Phasing and Framing of lockdowns and relaxations: What do they tell us?

As the COVID-19 pandemic is approaching or has surpassed it's peak intensity in a number of countries, governments are rushing to chart...

Risk Perceptions while exiting lockdown

Rapidly changing behaviors while exiting lockdown Repetition of tasks over decades reduced our risk perception towards many daily...

Complying with Physical Distancing

Physical Distancing has become a key requirement to contain the spread of the Coronavirus. But it has been challenging for many societies...

Fatigue and coping with lockdown

Lockdown and Distancing Importance of physical distancing in a pandemic cannot be stressed enough, yet the act itself is very much...

Risk Compensation: Mitigating “I wear mask so I can go out more often” behaviours

Risk Compensation Once the challenge of adherence to mask wearing is addressed, the next challenge is its implications on other...