that emergency measures, in the times of economic and social fragility, may result in corruption. This paper investigates … the potential threats of corruption due to fiscal expansion during the pandemic and discusses recent evidence from G20 … members on the mechanisms in place to address corruption. More generally, using available secondary data, the paper compares …

Widespread misconceptions can be critical, especially in times of crisis. Through a field experiment, we study how to … misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic in a hard-to-reach population - India’s slum residents. We randomly allocate …

We study the effect of media coverage on individual behaviour during a public health crisis. For this purpose, we … reference crisis managers (as opposed to medical experts) and contain explicit public health advice. These results have wider …

premature mortality. In India, 66 percent of all deaths are premature. The burden of premature mortality has shifted from child … chronic diseases in India - the highest in the world - and prevent human and economic costs associated with them. State …

needed. The COVID-19 public health crisis is a significant, global, and (mostly) simultaneous test of the behavioral … respect to behavioral responses during a crisis. …

restrictions during the recent coronavirus pandemic. We find that more globalised countries experienced a longer delay in … governments respond to significant global events such as a public health crisis. …