Introduction There was a low level of pandemic preparedness in South Asia, but the region
has done well in mounting an appropriate response to the coronavirus disease 2019 …

We review findings from the emerging microeconomic literature on observed changes in
food insecurity associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. To do so, we focus our review on …

In today's global culture where the Internet has established itself as the main tool for
communication and commerce, the capability to massively analyze and predict citizens' …

The COVID-19 pandemic has created both a medical crisis and an economic crisis. As
others have noted, we face challenges just as big as those in the Spanish Flu Pandemic and …

The COVID-19 pandemic is a shock affecting all areas of the global food system. We tracked
the impacts of COVID-19 and associated policy responses on the availability and price of …

Since March 2020, governments have recommended or enacted lockdown policies to curb
the spread of COVID-19. Yet, poorer segments of the population cannot afford to stay at …

We use newly-released South African data to present the first estimates of COVID-19-related
employment and poverty impacts in a developing country. We observe a 40% decline in …

Executive summary The social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are
born, grow, work, live, and age and people's access to power, money and resources. The …

The economic impacts of COVID‐19 lockdowns on poor and vulnerable households living in
rural areas of developing countries are not well understood due to a lack of detailed micro …

Financial inclusion is strongly differentiated by age groups and countries and the pandemic
has highlighted the increased gaps and inequalities but also the weaknesses of the system …