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podcastForum El Salvador at the time of COVID-19. Effects on social development
- in Spanish - April 30, 2020FUNDAUNGO (El Salvador)
The pandemic is a socio-economic crisis. This panel provides academic insight in order to contribute to effective public policy.
India & the Coronavirus: How to protect and rebuild the economy
- April 30, 2020by Shekhar Shah, Neelkanth Mishra, Pranjul Bhandari, Samiran Chakraborty, Devendra K Pant - NCAER (India)
Urgent action and funding are needed to protect the most vulnerable whose lives have been deeply impacted by the pandemic.
Coping strategy needed for export sector to get back to business
- April 30, 2020by Mustafizur Rahman - CPD (Bangladesh)
The export sector has been particularly vulnerable due to the concerted attack from the demand and supply side.
Economic measure announcements and pandemic funding of COVID-19
- in Spanish - April 30, 2020FUSADES (El Salvador)
The more drastic the actions to stop the pandemic, the deeper the economic downturn will be.
Analysis: The Economics of Paying the COVID-19 Stimulus Package
- April 30, 2020by Meghna Paul - CPR (India)
Relief packages must stimulate pre-pandemic levels of spending, but this will not come free of risk for the future economy.
Addressing Inequality to Rejuvenate Cities Post-Pandemic
- April 30, 2020by Drishti Rastogi - CBGA (India)
The pandemic has brought to focus the unequal and unsustainable ways in which India’s cities have developed.
El Salvador and COVID-19: mathematical models, data and perspectives
- in Spanish - April 29, 2020by Helga Cuéllar-Marchelli, Oscar Picardo Joao, James Humberstone, Javier Cladellas, Óscar Luna, Roberto J. Vidrí - FUSADES (El Salvador)
Data, questions and perspectives on the relationship between economy and health as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Flattening the Curve for the Poor: Understanding the Unseen Socio- Economic Groups
- April 29, 2020by Mohamed Munad - CEPA (Sri Lanka)
COVID-19 is highlighting complexities in the existing data on the spatial distribution of the poor in Sri Lanka.
The COVID 19 pandemic: Four reflections on the role of the State and public management capacities
- in Spanish - April 29, 2020by Gonzalo Diéguez - CIPPEC (Argentina)
The collaboration between the public and private sectors have proven to be a necessary premise.
Proposal for measures to reduce crowding and contagion in the supply markets
- in Spanish - April 29, 2020by Ricardo Fort, Álvaro Espinoza - GRADE (Peru)
More than 20% of the merchants in the Caqueta Market are infected with the virus.
Strengthening the role of water and sanitation in the response to COVID-19
- in French - April 29, 2020IPAR (Senegal)
Water, hygiene and sanitation provide vital mechanisms to curb the virus and are key sites for data collection.
Trust, Institutions, and Collective Action: Rapid Study of Community Responses to COVID-19 in Bangladesh
- April 29, 2020by Mirza M. Hassan, Mahan Ul Hoque, Imran Matin, Mehnaz Rabbani, Tariq Omar Ali, Naomi Hossain, Mamun-Ur-Rashid - BIGD (Bangladesh)
Effective responses to COVID-19 depend on citizens cooperating with lockdown, testing and treatment regimes.
What information systems do we have and what are we missing?
- in Spanish - April 29, 2020by María Laffaire - CIPPEC (Argentina)
What information does the Argentine national government have at present to be able to provide solutions?
The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Legitimization of the Promotion of Urban Agriculture
- in French - April 29, 2020by Sidy Tounkara - IPAR (Senegal)
Urban agriculture constitutes a food safety net for urban populations whose supply is directly compromised by lockdown.
Should the Ghana Heritage Fund be used in the war against COVID-19?
- April 29, 2020by Abel Nyarko-Asomani - IEA (Ghana)
The Fund is intended to finance urgent expenditures in relation to the coronavirus crisis. This has ignited several debates.