Inadequate policies will deepen Mexico COVID-19 blow

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Unemployment Insurance ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Approval Ratings ◽  
Major Threat ◽  
Policy Responses ◽  
High Death ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Deep Recession

Significance A lack of testing may have led to an underestimation of infections, but with a population of 130 million, Mexico appears relatively unscathed by the pandemic so far. The virus nevertheless presents a major threat, exacerbated by the government’s reluctance to implement the drastic mitigation measures seen in other countries. Mexico is particularly vulnerable due to its proximity to the heavily affected United States and its economic reliance on oil and North American trade. Impacts Widespread informal working and a lack of unemployment insurance will amplify the impact of COVID-19 on the welfare of Mexico’s poorest. AMLO’s slow response may cause rifts with Washington, particularly if US President Donald Trump seeks electoral gains by attacking Mexico. A high death toll or deep recession could destroy AMLO’s public approval ratings if his policy responses are perceived as inadequate.

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the construction sector: a systemized review

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ayat ◽  
Malikah ◽  
Chang Wook Kang
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Mitigation Strategy ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Process Improvements ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Safety Guidelines

PurposeThe COVID-19 pandemic has brought profound changes to all sectors of society including the construction sector. The main purpose of this study is to explore and provide insights into the impact and changes that have occurred in the construction sector due to COVID-19 and to present a mitigation framework to minimize the effects.Design/methodology/approachThe scope of this study is limited to peer-reviewed articles in Scopus or Web of Science indexed journals. A systemized review was performed with bibliometric and content analyses of articles related to the impact of COVID-19 on the construction sector.FindingsThrough content analysis, the main topics discussed in the selected articles were grouped into 10 categories. Most of these studies were found to have focused on the challenges, impact, and health and safety at construction sites resulting from the pandemic. The study further identified 39 subtopics through detailed content analysis and organizes them into the categories of negative impacts, positive impacts and opportunities and barriers to COVID-19 safety guidelines in the construction sector. Moreover, the study developed a systematic mitigation strategy based on the recommendations of the literature review to reduce the impact of the current pandemic on the construction sector. The mitigation strategy presents separate set of measures regarding safety guidelines, process improvements, government intervention, psychological support and technology adoption.Originality/valueThe research insights provided in this study are useful for practitioners in guiding them to design effective strategies for addressing the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and future crises. Furthermore, a systematic presentation of the impacts, challenges and mitigation measures in this study will help researchers to identify existing gaps in the literature and explore other aspects of the impact of the pandemic on the construction sector.

US anti-abortion rule risks women’s health globally

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Mexico City ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Contraceptive Services ◽  
City Policy ◽  
The Impact

Subject The impact of the 'gag rule'. Significance US President Donald Trump on January 23 re-instated the 1984 Mexico City Policy, which prevents US family planning funding from going to foreign organisations that give information about abortion, and expanded it to include all US funding assistance. Known as the ‘global gag rule’, the policy is likely to end up restricting funding for women's health services in general. Impacts The inadvertent effects of the gag rule-- eg, unsafe abortions -- could in principle be offset by higher funding for contraceptive services. However, such an increase in funding is unlikely to occur. This is set to reverse gains in maternal mortality globally.

Trump’s ban on China’s WeChat may carry a heavy price

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
State Power ◽  
Chinese Market ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
Executive Orders ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Digital Ecosystem ◽  
Content Availability ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Negative Feelings ◽  
The Impact

Significance President Donald Trump issued two executive orders on August 6 that effectively ban the Chinese-owned apps TikTok and WeChat. The impact of the TikTok ban will be limited, but targeting WeChat strikes at the heart of the China-US digital ecosystem. Impacts TikTok's likely takeover by a US business will generate strong negative feelings in China, possibly triggering boycotts. Tencent's deep involvement with international content producers will decrease, further limiting content availability on the Chinese market. Fears of WeChat’s use an instrument of Chinese state power are well-founded, but the cost of banning may still exceed the benefit.

Brazil's recession will be long and recovery tepid

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Household Consumption ◽  
Fiscal Policies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
High Inflation ◽  
Industrial Performance ◽  
Investment Grade ◽  
Financial Transactions ◽  
Key Industries ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Deep Recession

Significance Poor industrial performance adds to a long list of woes for an economy facing a deep recession, with increasing unemployment, high inflation and the risk of losing its hard-won investment grade rating. The combination of political and fiscal crises, together with the impact of a major corruption scandal engulfing key industries, has sapped confidence and deprived the economy of much-needed investment. Household consumption, which accounts for some 63% of GDP, has been affected by growing unemployment and high indebtedness levels. Impacts Government moves to increase the tax burden are on the cards. A return of the financial transactions tax (CPMF) is likely. An increasingly isolated government could seek to revert to expansionary fiscal policies.

Trump will reshape US legal landscape for years

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Federal District ◽  
The United States ◽  
Appellate Courts ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Judicial Appointments ◽  
Federal Judiciary ◽  
Deferred Action ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
The Impact

Subject The impact of judicial appointments. Significance President Donald Trump is having a dramatic effect on the federal judiciary, the same which in a January 9 California ruling frustrated his aim of ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals scheme that protects immigrants who were brought to the United States illegally as children. Trump’s most notable success to date is Neil Gorsuch’s appointment to the Supreme Court, ensuring a conservative majority there. Trump has also initiated a significant transformation of the federal district and appellate courts towards conservative jurisprudence. Impacts The lack of diversity among Trump’s judicial appointments so far could see mounting distrust of the judiciary and legal system. Trump-appointed judges will likely make conservative judicial decisions against civil and workers’ rights and the environment. The new judges will likely make conservative judgements for business deregulation and on trusts disputes and trade policy. Only if the Democrats take control of the Senate in November will they be able to push for more liberal judicial candidates.

Policy will not support US growth as much as expected

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Tax Reform ◽  
Tax Rates ◽  
International Financial Institutions ◽  
Corporate Tax ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Corporate Tax Reform ◽  
Capital Spending ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Economic Outlook

Subject US economic outlook. Significance US equity markets have rallied and the dollar has strengthened against the euro since President Donald Trump was elected in November 2016 -- largely on expectations that stimulative policies will be introduced. One of Trump's campaign promises pledged to reform corporate taxes and lower tax rates, which would be expected to boost capital spending. He also pledged to raise infrastructure spending by 1 trillion dollars over ten years, as well as to reduce regulatory burdens to help jumpstart business investment. Impacts Trump could use executive powers in a more sweeping fashion if he cannot deliver changes via legislation. US opposition to reforms of international financial institutions could reduce the momentum behind global cooperation. If the proposal to finance the 1-trillion-dollar infrastructure plan by public-private partnerships is a success, 2018 GDP will benefit. If agreed by 2018 or 2019, corporate tax reform could boost GDP growth although the impact could be diluted if other countries follow suit.

New Uruguay government's COVID-19 boost will not last

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Spending ◽  
Local Elections ◽  
Fiscal Deficit ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Approval Ratings ◽  
Investment Grade ◽  
The Impact

Significance The contraction preceded the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. The large inherited fiscal deficit and rising debt-to-GDP ratio are forcing the new government to take unpopular measures to strengthen public accounts. However, its apparent success in combating the pandemic has given it strong approval ratings that will help facilitate reforms. Impacts Reform plans will seek to maintain Uruguay’s investment grade rating. Rising poverty and unemployment may compromise efforts to cut public spending. Splits in the governing coalition may appear ahead of September's local elections.

The impact of the US government policies on consumer perceptions of business ethical behavior

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-25
Author(s):  
John Tsalikis ◽  
Bruce Seaton ◽  
Philip L. Shepherd ◽  
Michelle van Solt
Keyword(s):  
Business Ethics ◽  
Ethical Behavior ◽  
Initial Step ◽  
Political Affiliation ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Us Government ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The unethical behavior of businesses toward their customers is thought to contribute to a loss of trust and confidence in the integrity of American corporations. Distrust between the two parties in the marketplace inhibits business transactions. The business ethics index (BEI) was established to formally and continuously measure the consumer sentiments of the ethical behavior of American businesses. This paper aims to measure the effect of political affiliation on consumers’ ethical perceptions of businesses. Design/methodology/approach The BEI was originally developed as an indicator of consumers’ sentiments toward the ethicality of business practices. The current research uses the BEI once again to evaluate consumers’ perceptions of business ethics in the era of President Donald Trump and his administration. The BEI was therefore extended with the question: “Do you believe that because of the new president Donald Trump, businesses will behave: ‘more ethically’, ‘about the same’ or ‘more unethically’?”. Findings Data from 1,008 telephone interviews in the USA were used to calculate a BEI of 114.5, indicating an overall positive consumer sentiment toward the ethical behavior of business. Respondents’ political affiliation was found to significantly affect their perception of the ethical behavior of businesses. Originality/value This is an initial step in studying the connection between governmental policies and business ethics perception.

With whom do consumers interact?

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hue Trong Duong ◽  
Long Thang Van Nguyen ◽  
Hong Tien Vu
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Source Credibility ◽  
News Article ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Health News ◽  
Approval Ratings ◽  
Personal Risk ◽  
Online Comments ◽  
Media Ecosystem ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of congruent and incongruent anonymous comments posted to an online health news article on personal risk perception. This association is examined through testing the moderating roles of perceived similarity and approval ratings, and the mediating roles of source credibility and content credibility. Design/methodology/approach Hypotheses regarding the impact of comments on personal risk perception were tested experimentally using a news article, comments and approval ratings about the ear picking behavior. Data were collected from 391 young Vietnamese respondents. Findings The influence of online comments (congruent vs incongruent) on personal risk perception was mediated by source credibility and content credibility. Further, data showed a direct effect of online comments on personal risk perception. Interestingly, the direct and indirect effects of online comments on personal risk perception were observed among participants who perceived that anonymous commenters were similar to them. Approval ratings had neither a main nor interaction effect with comments on the dependent variables. Practical implications The results indicate that marketers should consider online comments as a powerful form of social influence, which may alter consumers’ personal risk perception. Originality/value The present study adds to social marketing literature by showing how consumers’ online comments influence personal risk perception in the context of changing media ecosystem.

scholarly journals Elections, news cycles, and attention to disasters

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 471-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Candace Forbes Bright ◽  
Braden Bagley
Keyword(s):  
Presidential Election ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Baton Rouge ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Media Agenda ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Political elections, especially presidential elections, have a tendency to overshadow other events, including disasters. Response to disasters during elections, such as Hurricane Matthew and the Baton Rouge flooding in 2016, are often dependent on attention given to them from the media, as well as prominent political figures and political candidates candidates. The purpose of this paper is to explore how election cycles affect government response to disasters and ultimately demonstrate the dependency of crisis communication on media agenda-setting for presenting saliency of disaster risk and needs. Design/methodology/approach Responses from presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, as well as President Barack Obama, in regards to the Baton Rouge flooding and Hurricane Matthew, were observed using media reports and social media accounts. These results were matched with key events from the presidential election timeline. Findings There is a positive relationship between news exposure and attention, and also between attention and civic response. In regards to the 2016 presidential election, news coverage of the release of the Donald Trump-Billy Bush tape distracted national attention from the approach, landfall, and recovery of Hurricane Matthew. Information subsidies provided by the candidates directed the media agenda away from the needs of the communities and individuals impacted by these disasters. Originality/value Disasters are often assumed to be value-free because they are “blind to politics.” Here, it is argued that this was not the case in relation to these two disasters. Thus, the authors encouraged more research be conducted to clarify the impact that political elections have on strategic news coverage of disasters and ultimately on disaster response.

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