Abstract The current COVID-19 crisis teaches organizations and households harsh lessons about the necessity of having buffers, to deal with the consequences of the COVID-19 virus. The financial fragility of households and the rising proportion of people becoming obese calls for intensified efforts, both by individuals and employers to create financial buffers and keep on investing in health. The financial fragility of organizations is a wake-up call that a short-term focus on efficiency can be counterproductive and may overturn the efforts to start working longer.

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COVID-19 大流行：给财务脆弱和老龄化社会的教训


摘要 当前的 COVID-19 危机给组织和家庭带来了惨痛的教训，让他们明白必须有缓冲措施来应对 COVID-19 病毒的后果。家庭财务脆弱和肥胖人口比例不断上升，要求个人和雇主加大力度创造财务缓冲并继续投资于健康。组织的财务脆弱性敲响了警钟：短期关注效率可能会适得其反，并可能推翻开始延长工作时间的努力。