In response to the spillovers of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy, many governments paid cash transfers to … households. We examine the effect of this fiscal policy instrument on households in two emerging economies, Vietnam and Thailand …, raising trust in the government's ability to deal with the pandemic's effect on the economy, lowering general concerns about …

We show that the effectiveness of redistribution policy in stimulating the economy and improving welfare is directly … model economy in a Covid-19 recession, and quantify the effects of the transfer components of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief …

Using household data from the Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey (VHLSS) and the sector-specific growth and … Vietnam on the income and poverty status of households. Our simulations suggest that COVID-19 leads to substantial reduction …