The COVID-19 pandemic underscores the critical need for detailed, timely information on its evolving economic impacts, particularly for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where data availability and lack of generalizable nowcasting methodologies limit efforts for coordinated policy responses. This paper...

We examine how the ability to Work from Home (WFH) contributes to out-migration decisions of the working-age population of large cities in Sweden. Studying the effects of remote work on migration is important because this employment arrangement is becoming increasingly common, as highlighted by...

Purpose The world has recently faced the outbreak of an existential threat. Since December 2019, many aspects of life have changed owing to a devastating pandemic, COVID-19. The second wave started spreading in different parts of the globe. This article focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on Cairo...

Purpose Over the coming decades, the widespread application of social distancing creates challenges for the urban planning and design profession. This article aims to address the phenomenon of boredom in public places, its main influences that generate change in repetition, monotony and everyday...

The COVID-19 pandemic itself constitutes an environment for people to experience the potential loss of control and freedom due to social distancing measures and other government orders. Variety-seeking has been treated as a mechanism to regain a sense of self-control. Using Machine Learning...

Irgendwann wird die Corona-Pandemie überwunden sein und nichts mehr so, wie es vorher war. Welche ökonomischen Entwicklungen sind zu erwarten? Der Autor, profunder Konjunktur- und Branchenanalyst, macht 7 Makrotrends aus, die er hier auf Dienstleistungsökonomie, Globalisierung,...

This report analyses the role that external shock financing can play in addressing the adverse impacts of external shocks in L&MICs. It summarises the growth impact of external shocks, maps out existing external shock financing facilities and instruments in the global financing architecture, and...