In this paper, we examine the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the livelihoods of the poor. We use an … unusually rich data set from a 'financial diaries' study known as the Hrishipara Daily Diaries Project. The data set tracks the … economic and financial transactions of 60 individuals and their families in a semi-rural setting in Bangladesh on a real …

softened over time where levels of democracy, poverty, and inequality were higher, social protection made a mediating … difference only in autocratic states and societies with higher poverty. Three contributions of the empirical analysis stand out …

The coronavirus pandemic triggered strong political action across Europe. Mandatory restrictions to increase social … distancing were imposed, commonly known as lockdowns. In some cases, entire countries were virtually locked down for several … lockdowns. In this study, we compare the health and economic outcomes in Sweden with those of comparable Western European …

during the first seven months of the COVID-19 pandemic was only partly due to government lockdowns. Economic activity also … contracted because of voluntary social distancing in response to higher infections. We also show that lockdowns can substantially … reduce COVID-19 infections, especially if they are introduced early in a country's epidemic. Despite involving short …

avoid poverty. A new role is emerging for income support: by enabling people to effectively stay home, it can produce … substantial health externalities. We examine this issue using data on human mobility and poverty rates in 729 subnational regions … changes between higher- and lower-poverty regions. Conditional on country-day fixed effects, shelter-in-place orders decrease …