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The role of online platforms in weathering the COVID-19 shock
OECD - 2021
This policy brief reports on the activity of online platforms during the COVID-19 crisis. Google Trends data for OECD and other G20 countries indicate that in some areas (such as retail sales, restaurant delivery, and mobile payments) online-platform use increased markedly during the first half...
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Protecting online consumers during the COVID-19 crisis
OECD - 2020
of coronavirus treatment or prevention, price gouging of essential goods and the promotion of unsafe or counterfeit …
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E-commerce in the time of COVID-19
OECD - 2020
This brief discusses how the COVID-19 crisis is accelerating an expansion of e-commerce towards new firms, customers and types of products, likely involving a long-term shift of e-commerce transactions from luxury goods and services to everyday necessities. It also highlights how policy makers...
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COVID-19 and Africa: Socio-economic implications and policy responses
OECD - 2020
Although the number of COVID-19 cases and fatalities might still appear comparatively low in Africa than in other world …
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Africa’s Response to COVID-19: What roles for trade, manufacturing and intellectual property?
OECD; United Nations Economic Commission for Africa - 2020
This note discusses how policies on trade, manufacturing and intellectual property can speed up Africa’s response …). For each area, the note provides a snapshot of the global situation, a zoom on trends in Africa, and examples of solutions … implemented by the public and the private sectors. The note identifies five priority actions for Africa to respond effectively to …
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Rising from the COVID 19 crisis: Policy responses in the long-term care sector
OECD - 2021
COVID‑19 hit the long-term care sector hard. This brief looks at mortality rates in care homes, as well as the policy responses undertaken during the pandemic. The brief assesses the emergency preparedness of the sector and highlights the lessons learned, including policies to reduce...
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Gender-responsive COVID-19 recovery : Strengthening country systems through official development assistance and gender-responsive budgeting
OECD; UN Women - 2021
Responding to the gender impacts of COVID-19 – including lost economic opportunities when taking on more domestic and care work in the health sector and at home, and increased violence – requires more tailored policies and resources that support gender equality and women’s empowerment. It...
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Science, technology and innovation: How co-ordination at home can help the global fight against COVID-19
OECD - 2020
The urgency of tackling COVID-19 has led governments in many countries to launch a number of short-notice and fast-tracked initiatives (e.g. calls for research proposals). Without proper co-ordination amongst ministries and agencies, they run the risk of duplicating efforts or missing...
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Supporting the financial resilience of citizens throughout the COVID-19 crisis
OECD - 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has wide implications for the socio-economic fabric worldwide. In addition to health fears, citizens are facing a host of financial uncertainties stemming from the temporary closure of businesses, schools, public facilities and quarantines, as well as instability in the...
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Mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on tourism and supporting recovery
OECD - 2020
Tourism continues to be one of the sectors hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic and, at the time of publishing this …
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