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Financing firms in hibernation during the COVID-19 pandemic
Didier, Tatiana; Huneeus, Federico; Larraín, Mauricio; … - 2020
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has halted economic activity worldwide, hurting firms and pushing them toward …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012241118
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Covid-19 and food protectionism : the impact of the pandemic and export restrictions on world food markets
Espitia, Alvaro; Rocha, Nadia; Ruta, Michele - 2020
This paper analyzes the impact of Covid-19 and uncooperative trade policies on world food markets. It quantifies the … percent on average. Escalating export restrictions would multiply the initial shock by a factor of 3, with world food prices …
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Determinants of social distancing and economic activity during COVID-19 : a global view
Maloney, William F.; Taskin, Temel - 2020
The paper uses Google mobility data to identify the determinants of social distancing during the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak. The findings for the United States indicate that much of the decrease in mobility is voluntary, driven by the number of COVID-19 cases and proxying for greater awareness of...
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COVID-19 mortality in rich and poor countries : a tale of two pandemics?
Schellekens, Philip; Sourrouille, Diego - 2020
applies not just to the vulnerable in the rich world; the vulnerable in the rest of the world are not more immune. Yet … inequality creates the impression that the world is subjected to two different pandemics in terms of their impact. This paper … yet to run its course through the age distributions of the world …
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Lives and livelihoods : estimates of the global mortality and poverty effects of the Covid-19 pandemic
Decerf, Benoit; Ferreira, Francisco H. G.; Mahler, … - 2020
This paper evaluates the global welfare consequences of increases in mortality and poverty generated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Increases in mortality are measured in terms of the number of years of life lost (LY) to the pandemic. Additional years spent in poverty (PY) are conservatively...
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Adding fuel to the fire : cheap oil during the COVID-19 pandemic
Wheeler, Collette Mari; Baffes, John; Kabundi, Alain; … - 2020
The outbreak of COVID-19 and the wide-ranging measures needed to slow its advance triggered an unprecedented collapse in oil demand, a surge in oil inventories, and a record one-month decline in oil prices in March 2020. This paper examines the likely implications of the 2020 oil price plunge...
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Trade policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis : evidence from a new data set
Evenett, Simon J.; Fiorini, Matteo; Fritz, Johannes; … - 2020
This paper presents new high-frequency data on trade policy changes targeting medical and food products since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, documenting how countries used trade policy instruments in response to the health crisis on a week-by-week basis. The data set reveals a rapid...
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Pandemic trade : Covid-19, remote work and global value chains
Espitia, Alvaro; Mattoo, Aaditya; Rocha, Nadia; Ruta, … - 2021
This paper studies the trade effects of Covid-19 using monthly disaggregated trade data for 28 countries and multiple trading partners from the beginning of the pandemic to June 2020. Regression results based on a sector-level gravity model show that the negative trade effects induced by...
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Who on earth can work from home?
Garrote Sanchez, Daniel; Gomez Parra, Nicolas; Özden, … - 2020
This paper presents new estimates of the share of jobs that can be performed from home. The analysis is based on the task content of occupations, their information and communications technology requirements, and the availability of internet access by country and income groupings. Globally, one...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012297648
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How to end The COVID-19 pandemic by March 2022
Agarwal, Ruchir; Reed, Tristan - 2021
How can the world reach herd immunity against COVID-19 before the second anniversary of the pandemic, or March 2022? A … historical vaccination campaigns. Considering existing pre-purchase contracts for vaccines, achieving this target requires … this gap. There are additional challenges along the path to achieving world-wide herd immunity-including supply chain …
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