What has the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic been on poverty in Zambia, and how can social protection programs mitigate … these effects? This paper estimates the pre-pandemic poverty level in Zambia and then simulates the distributional impact of … COVID-19 in the country. The paper also estimates the impact of a social cash transfer program that led the COVID response …

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Zambia’s social policy response to the Covid-19 pandemic is unfolding against a background of severe financial … August 2021, which is already beginning to shape policy and spending decisions. Much of Zambia’s social policy response has … reflects the political dynamics of Zambia’s social protection response more broadly, with domestic incentives shaping the level …