Since the start of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2; COVID-19) pandemic in December 2019, there have been global surges of single-use plastic use. Due to the importance of personal protective equipment (PPE) and sanitation items in protecting against virus...

With the advent of digital network, news portals of regional media are gaining momentum. These portals started gaining popularity through its social media connects like Facebook and Instagram earning good reach of followers. In this global pandemic, the e-portals have been very active in...

Digital labour platforms have grown five-fold over the last decade, enabling significant expansion in gig work worldwide. We interrogate the criticism that these platforms tend to amplify aggregate economic shocks for registered users (workers). Based on the universe of records from a matching...

This policy brief reports on the activity of online platforms during the COVID-19 crisis. Google Trends data for OECD and other G20 countries indicate that in some areas (such as retail sales, restaurant delivery, and mobile payments) online-platform use increased markedly during the first half...