Although the COVID-19 pandemic started as a health crisis, the economic shutdowns and
downturns that it entailed have had catastrophic economic consequences. The shutdowns …

BACKGROUND: COVID-19 affected numerous industries and the mining industry has not
been immune to the adverse impacts caused by the pandemic. OBJECTIVE: This study …

The COVID-19 pandemic has profound impacts on agricultural households. We discuss how
these impacts might affect the underlying drivers of land-use decisions. First, we …

Executive summary This report provides a comprehensive and updated survey of the
available evidence on the combined impact of taxes and social spending (cash transfers …

By means of counterfactual simulation methods, this paper quantifies the role of tax–benefit
policies in mitigating the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic to household income in the …

We examine the distributional effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated tax-benefit
measures in seven sub-Saharan African countries, focusing on the onset of the crisis. We …

Many governments introduced temporary adjustments to counter the economic and health
consequences of the COVID‐19 pandemic. We study the importance of already‐existing …

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, several countries enacted tax and social protection
measures to help mitigate the economic hardship faced by individuals and households. This …

Indonesia is among the countries with the highest exposure to natural disasters, and risks
are expected to increase due to climate change. Natural disasters and other shocks require …

Taking advantage of the 2019/2020 Mozambican household budget survey, in the field both
before and during the first phases of the Covid-19 pandemic, we assess the impact of Covid …