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Because of the growing economic costs associated with the coronavirus epidemic, many Governments announced a set of new …
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(Coronavirus) pandemic. The government's policy helped contain the virus and contributed to saving human lives. Today, most social …, while others have simply disappeared. This report argues that Vietnam should not envision a return to the old normal, but … communicate. The new normal for Vietnam will depend on many factors, but it will be to a large extent shaped by the way the …
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The COVID-19-triggered collapse in oil prices in March and April 2020 was the seventh, and by far the most severe, in a series of such collapses since 1970. This paper, first, compares this most recent collapse and its drivers with previous ones in an event study. It finds that it was associated...
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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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This paper analyzes bank stock prices around the world to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the banking sector. Using a global database of policy responses during the crisis, the paper also examines the role of financial sector policy announcements on the performance of bank stocks....
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This paper assesses the impact of immigration to Western Europe on the exposure of native-born workers to economic and health risks created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Using various measures of occupational risks, it first shows that immigrant workers, especially those coming from lower-income...
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The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has halted economic activity worldwide, hurting firms and pushing them toward …
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This paper analyzes the impact of Covid-19 and uncooperative trade policies on world food markets. It quantifies the initial shock due to the pandemic under the assumption that products that are more labor intensive in production are more affected through workers' morbidity and containment...
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The short-term impact of coronavirus outbreak (i.e., 2019-nCov) on Vietnam's economy could be significant, as high 6 … costs to contain the epidemic remains relatively small but could increase rapidly if the outbreak spreads within Vietnam … Vietnam, they come with some economic costs. Tourism and electronics trade are the most vulnerable, with one-third of foreign …
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High-Frequency Phone Surveys of Households in Vietnam. These monitoring data help generate insights on household well … from July 27 to August 12, 2020. During the first half of 2020, COVID-19 cases in Vietnam were well contained and appeared …
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