US states have implemented lockdown measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. We assess the impact of state policy … associated with social distancing. We find that lockdown measures are effective in alleviating disease severity, but yield …

gradually reduce the growth rate of new cases. This is theoretically backed by an epidemic growth model shown in the paper. Once …, comparing the results for the two countries, it appears that in the summer the partial-lockdown in Kyrgyzstan was just as … effective as the full lockdown in Kazakhstan at reducing the growth rate. Therefore as a policy recommendation, and to avoid the …

The past decade has witnessed a surge of interest in the economic analysis of networks. This chapter is concerned with … the role played by labor and credit networks in shaping economic activity in developing countries. The problem of … with community-based networks as well as their effect on growth and mobility in developing countries. …