Using two novel administrative datasets containing monthly sales and input-sourcing information for plants and products with regional heterogeneity within India, we find that the inter- to intra-region trade ratio declines sharply after the COVID-19 induced lockdown in March 2020. The ratio...

This paper looks at the disruption in food supply chains due to COVID-19 induced economic shutdown in India. We use a novel dataset from one of the largest online grocery retailers to look at the impact on product stock-outs and prices. We find that product availability falls by 10 percent for...