Tag: Pandemic

Debt tsunami of the pandemic (M. Ayhan Kose, Peter Nagle, Franziska Ohnsorge, and Naotaka Sugawara, Brookings)

Starting in 2010, a new wave of debt accumulation—the “fourth wave” of debt—had been underway in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs, Figure 1)....

What did the Fed do in response to the COVID-19 crisis? (Eric Milstein and David Wessel, Brookings)

The coronavirus crisis in the United States—and the associated business closures, event cancellations, and work-from-home policies—triggered a deep economic downturn. The sharp contraction and...

Early evidence of missing births from the COVID-19 baby bust (Melissa S. Kearney and Phillip Levine, Brookings)

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S., observers (including us) began to speculate on what impact the pandemic would have on domestic birth rates....

A most unusual recovery: How the US rebound from COVID differs from rest of G7 (Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti, Brookings)

The pace of recovery from the COVID shock differs across major advanced economies. In contrast to Europe and Japan, U.S. GDP exceeded its pre-COVID...

In Armenia, why are just 15 percent fully vaccinated? (Liz Cookman, Al Jazeera)

Two months after Armenia introduced strict COVID-19 restrictions that made vaccinations near-mandatory amid record death rates, daily case numbers have dropped significantly, but the country is...

Next pandemic could be more lethal: AstraZeneca vaccine creator (Al Jazeera)

Future pandemics could be even more lethal than COVID-19, so lessons learned from the outbreak must not be squandered and the world should ensure...

Covid in Asia: the immediate payoff of donating vaccines (Alyssa Leng)

Covid-19 has loomed large over everything again this year and the new Omicron variant is a warning that there is still plenty of fight...

Omicron and What Comes Next (Simon Johnson, Project-Syndicate)

There is an adage that you cannot have back-to-back financial crises. The implication is that a financial crisis causes people to be more careful...

Coronavirus pandemic could cost global tourism $2 trillion this year (UN News)

The coronavirus pandemic will likely cost the global tourism sector $2 trillion in lost revenue in 2021, the UN's tourism body said Monday, calling...

How COVID-19 is undermining international trade law (Bryan Mercurio, East Asia Forum)

The COVID-19 pandemic will have a lasting effect on many areas of international lawmaking. In recent years, members of the World Trade Organization (WTO)...

ASEAN’s divided response to COVID-19 (Shubhankar Kashyap and Anushka Bhattacharya, East Asia Forum)

ASEAN has been vital for achieving cooperation and economic growth in Southeast Asia. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, health security has become the...

Race and Jobs at Risk of Being Automated in the Age of COVID-19 (Kristen Broady, Brookings)

On November 3, 2021, Brookings Metro Fellow Kristen Broady testified to the U.S. House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth, during...

Internal Fruit of Russian Propaganda: The Political Repercussions of COVID-19 in Russia (Pavel Felgenhauer, The Jamestown Foundation)

October 2021 marked the most dramatic month-over-month increase in reported COVID-19 cases in the Russian Federation since the pandemic began, with up to 40,000...

Covid, non mandiamo in pensione il tracciamento digitale: ecco perché serve ancora (Giulia Cencetti, Bruno Lepri, Gabriele Santin, Agenda Digitale)

Il tracciamento digitale non solo basato su telefoni cellulari, unito a una comunicazione più efficace per risolvere i dubbi sulla privacy e a una...

Millions missing out on remote learning during emergencies: UNICEF (UN News)

More than half, or 102 million, are students in 14 countries which either fully or partially closed their classrooms for at least half of...

Pandemic impact on jobs, worse than expected: ILO (UN News)

The jobs recovery is stalled worldwide and disparities between advanced and developing economies threaten the whole global economy, warned the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Wednesday. Pandemic impact on jobs, worse than expected: ILO  | | UN...