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 … pandemic, the global export supply of food could decrease between 6 and 20 percent and global prices increase between 2 and 6 …

applies not just to the vulnerable in the rich world; the vulnerable in the rest of the world are not more immune. Yet … countries represent 85 percent of the global population, but only 21 percent of the pandemic's death toll. This unusual … inequality creates the impression that the world is subjected to two different pandemics in terms of their impact. This paper …

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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 …

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has halted economic activity worldwide, hurting firms and pushing them toward … pandemic, while using credit to remain alive until the crisis subdues. Fourth, the existing legal and regulatory infrastructure … is ill-equipped to deal with an exogenous systemic shock such as this pandemic. Financial sector policies can help …

COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021 to analyze the effect of the electoral cycle on the size and composition of the social … sooner the next election date—the larger is the share of the social protection pandemic budget allocated to social assistance …

This study aims to understand women's engagement in economic activities in rural Honduras and why these activities may … not be accurately reflected in official statistics. The study finds that women underreport their engagement in economic … percentage points. Two main explanations are found. First, women identify themselves (and are identified) primarily as housewives …

This paper seeks to fill a knowledge gap relative to the low uptake of services for women living in situations of … protect women from domestic violence. Through qualitative research, this paper explores the experience of women survivors of … violence against women (VAW) in seeking help to exit abusive relationships, with the aim of identifying avenues to strengthen …

since 2001, women's employment participation across South Asian countries has been low and broadly unchanged; (ii) the … some countries, and; (v) women with mid-level education tend to have lower employment rates than those with both lower and …