The size of the economic shocks triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects of the associated non … over the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis relies on high-frequency proxies, such as daily electricity … consumption, nitrogen dioxide emission, and mobility records, to trace the economic disruptions caused by the pandemic, and …

pandemic and provides evidence on the effects of different reopening trajectories and their timing and speed on economic … compared with the countries that rushed into lifting the restrictive measures before the pandemic was under control. Postponing … lifting the restrictions until after the pandemic's peak was reached has a positive impact on economic activity. Governance …

initial shock due to the pandemic under the assumption that products that are more labor intensive in production are more … pandemic, the global export supply of food could decrease between 6 and 20 percent and global prices increase between 2 and 6 …

the pandemic as it continues to unfold. Estimating the economic impacts of a prevailing pandemic is fraught with … a span of three months, the pandemic has resulted in a 63 percent reduction in demand for hotels, while increasing … of the changes in demand varies considerably with government responses to the pandemic …

pandemic. Increases in mortality are measured in terms of the number of years of life lost (LY) to the pandemic. Additional … June 2020, the pandemic (and the observed private and policy responses) has generated at least 68 million additional …, suggesting that the poverty consequences of the crisis are of paramount importance. Second, this ratio declines systematically …

Maintaining trade flows as much as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic will be crucial in providing access to … undermine health protection, as countries lose access to essential products to fight the pandemic. Instead, governments should … the response to the crisis by expediting the movement, release, and clearance of goods, including goods in transit. The …

crisis and those that are likely to undermine effective national and global responses. However, the speed, scale and nature … of this crisis are unprecedented which requires thinking outside of the normal box by analysts and exceptionally brave … the current crisis …