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COVID-19 and development - effects and new realities for the Global South
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Ghana's lockdown hit vulnerable workers hard: What needs to happen next timeCoronavirus lockdowns brought the world to a standstill. Rules on hygiene and social distancing have reshaped daily life, schools and businesses had been closed, and gatherings banned...
COVID-19 Lockdown EmploymentBlog
Ecuador’s social protection system failed during the pandemic: It needs a rethinkHousehold incomes in Ecuador were badly hit by the pandemic, despite the government’s emergency grant to families...
COVID-19 Microsimulation PovertyReport
How COVID-19 is affecting workers and their livelihoods in urban Ghana: Results from the GSPS-COVID panel surveyThis survey is a collaborative project conducted by researchers of the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) and the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghan...
COVID-19 Survey data EmploymentWorking Paper
Do pandemics lead to rebellion? Policy responses to COVID-19, inequality, and protests in the USAThis paper analyses how inequality across counties in the United States of America has shaped the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of protests...
COVID-19 Lockdown protestWorking Paper
The livelihood impacts of COVID-19 in urban South Africa: A view from belowThis paper investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related policy measures on livelihoods in urban South Africa...
COVID-19 Welfare dynamics LockdownWorking Paper
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the poor: Insights from the Hrishipara diariesIn this paper, we examine the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the livelihoods of the poor. We use an unusually rich data set from a ‘financial diaries’ study known as the Hrishipara Daily Diaries Project...
COVID-19 Lockdown LivelihoodsSeminar
François Bourguignon on COVID-19 and inequality
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Life with Corona survey is now available in 27 languagesLife with Corona survey has been tracking the social and economic impacts of COVID-19 around the world for almost a year now. Tens of thousands of people have already contributed their views. The online questionnaire takes just 10 minutes to...
COVID-19Presentation
SOUTHMOD presented at a UNU-WIDER conferenceUNU-WIDER organized a two-day online conference on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic in Africa on 11-12 February 2021. The preliminary results of an ongoing SOUTHMOD study were presented on the second day of the conference. The conference Development...
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Development challenges in Africa in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
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What does COVID-19 mean for Africa?: Challenges, but also opportunitiesThe COVID-19 pandemic has led to an exceptional social and economic crisis all over the world, with Africa among the hardest-hit regions. What are the most acute challenges facing the continent during and after the pandemic?...
COVID-19 Africa Africa's Economic DevelopmentWorking Paper
The labour market impact of COVID-19 lockdowns: Evidence from GhanaIn this paper, we provide causal evidence of the impact of stringent lockdown policies on labour market outcomes at both the extensive and intensive margins, using Ghana as a case study...
COVID-19 Lockdown EmploymentResearch Brief
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Health-system equity, egalitarian democracy and COVID-19 outcomes: An empirical analysisTHIS ARTICLE IS ON EARLY VIEW. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a spate of studies showing a close connection between inequitable access to health care, welfare services and adverse outcomes from the pandemic...
COVID-19 Healthcare Healthcare access