We forecast economic activity in Argentina on a quarterly real-time basis using dynamic factors models (DFM) (Blanco et al. 2018) and evaluate their forecasting performance during the COVID19 pandemic of 2020. We compare the results of forecasts based on a pre-pandemic estimation of the...

Covid-19 has led to worse economic consequences for women and deepened the structural problems to reach their economic autonomy. This document provides empirical evidence for Argentina regarding access to credit by gender during the pandemic outbreak. The results show that although credit...

Artículo de revista ; Los datos del primer trimestre de 2020 de la Central de Balances Trimestral (CBT) muestran que las medidas de contención introducidas en el contexto de la crisis sanitaria ocasionada por el Covid-19 tuvieron un fuerte impacto negativo sobre la actividad de las empresas de...

En este trabajo se construye, en primer lugar, un indicador a escala autonómica que trata de medir el volumen de medidas desplegadas en cada momento del tiempo para contener la pandemia. Para ello se analiza, mediante técnicas de análisis textual, la información contenida en las noticias de...

This paper advances that WHO Member States, having agreed to the objectives of advancing equity and solidarity for future pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, now must operationalize these. The paper offers suggestions for the ongoing WHO processes of: 1) review of recommendations...