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The Global Economic Impacts of COVID-19
Source: Center for Strategic and International Studies
Key Area: Economic Impact
Keywords: COVID-19, China, economy, investment flows, tourism and travel-related industries, energy sector, financial markets,
economic fallout
Global Trade Impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Epidemic
Source: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Key Area: Trade Impact
Keywords: global value chains, COVID-19, import and export
COVID-19 and the World of Work: Impact and Policy Responses
Source: International Labour Organization
Key Area: Labour Market Impact, Key Policy Responses
Keywords: COVID-19, labour market, declining global growth, population, migrant workers, international labour standards, key
policy responses, health protection measures, economic support
Addressing the Social and Economic Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Source: National Economic and Development Authority
Key Area: Social and Economic Impact
Keywords: COVID-19,economic impact, global recession, Global GDP growth forecasts, impact on travel and tourism, impact on
exports, impact on remittances, impact on consumption, impact of Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine, fiscal
impact,addressing the social impact, Socioeconomic Indicators for NCR and Major Island Groups
Shared Responsibility, Global Solidarity: Responding to the Socio-economic Impacts of COVID-19
Source: United Nations Sustainable Development Group
Key Area: Social, Economic and Multidimensional Impacts and Sustainable Solutions to Cope with the Impacts
Keywords: COVID-19, socio-economic impacts, 2030 Agenda, Paris Agreement, political leadership and cooperation, sustainable
development goals, millennium development goals, global measures, regional mobilization, national solidarity, human rights and
inclusion, partnerships, global research and innovation, civil society and community-based organizations
Coronavirus Food Supply Chain Under Strain: What to Do?
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Key Area: Economic Impact
Keywords: COVID-19, food supply chain, supply and demand side, import and export, prices, smallholders, trade and tax policies
The Economic Impact of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Developing Asia
Source: Asian Development Bank
Key Area: Global Economic Impact
Keywords: Fatality rates and infection rates of COVID-19 and other epidemics, tourism and business travel,trade, production,
exports, tourism, gross domestic products, COVID19 scenario assumptions, COVID responses
The possible economic consequences of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia
Key Area: Economic Impacts
Keywords: COVID19, China, Australia, economic modelling, capital productivity, government spending, technological shock,
consumption, GDP
Effects of Novel Coronavirus (COVID‐19) on Civil Aviation: Economic Impact Analysis
Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (Uniting Aviation)
Key Area: Economic Impact, Impact on International Passenger Traffic
Keywords: COVID19, Travel restrictions, aviation regulations, travel policies, travel ban, Europe, Asia/Pacific, USA, North
America, Middle East
Mitigating the COVID Economic Crisis: Act Fast and Do Whatever It Takes (Book)
Source: Centre for Economic Policy Research, UK
Key Area: Economic Impacts
Keywords: COVID19, China, flattening recession curves,economic pandemic, stock market, policy response, Singapore, South
Korea, Europe, global financial crisis
Economics in the Time of COVID-19
Source: Centre for Economic Policy Research
Key Area: Economic Impacts
Keywords: COVID-19, G7 countries, banks, trade, finance, european union, china, coronavirus monetary policy
Economcs in the Time of Covid-19
Source: Center for Economic Policy Research
Key Area: Economic effects
Keywords: COVID-19, Economics, Trade and political tensions, GLobal Economy, GDP, Contagious economically, G7 and China,
Manufacturing Sector, largest economies, medical shock, epidemiologic curve, SARS, simple maths of epidemics, public health
responses, flatten the curve, economic shocks, supply-side impact, work from home, Supply shock, Health shock, economic
contagion, demand shrinkage, inetrnational banking, financial distress, non bank financial sector, Trade, Travel and Migration
restrictions, Deglobalisation reactions, Commodity trade and prices, Capital flows, exchage rates, Policy reactions, Macroeconomics,
EU solidarity fund, recession, Global growth, Government spending, People, G20, range of policy responses, Middle East and North,
Africa, infection, MENA Region, Oil Prices, Value Chains
Schools, skills, and learning: The impact of COVID-19 on education
Source: VoxEU & CEPR
Key Area: Impacts on Education
Keywords: Covid-19, Education, closing schools, Families, Assessments, Global lockdown, Graduates, unemployement, recession,
lower paid jobs, labour market, teaching interruptios, equality of oppurtinity predicted grades, human capital growth,
Source: International Monetary Fund
Key Area: Economic Impact
Keywords: COVID19, emergency financing, fund support, Catastrophe Containment and
Relief Trust, pandemic emergency procedures
Catastrophe Containment And Relief Trust: Policy Proposals And Funding Strategy
Source: International Monetary Fund
Key Area: Financial Impact and Solutions
Keywords: COVID19, debt relief, public health crisis, Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust, Poverty Reduction and Growth
Trust, fund for poorest and most vulnerable countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
Policy Brief: The Impact of COVID-19 on Women
Source: United Nations
Key Area: Impact on Women
Keywords: COVID-19, economic impact, economic recovery measures, health impacts, unpaid care work, gender-based violence,
humanitarian and fragile settings and human rights
Policy Brief: The Impact of COVID-19 on Children
Source: United Nations
Key Area: Impact on Children
Keywords: COVID-19, children, dimensions and scale, poverty, learning, survival and health, safety, uneven impacts, distributional
effects, vulnerable children, longer-term effects, minimize risks and impacts, information, solidarity, action
Policy Brief: The Impact of COVID-19 on older persons
Source: United Nations
Key Area: Impact on Older Persons
Keywords: COVID-19, older persons, economic well-being, mental health, responders, life and death, vulnerability, abuse and
neglect, health, rights, long-term care services, physical distancing and stigma, socio-economic and humanitarian responses
Economic Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on ASEAN
Source: ASEAN Policy Brief
Key Area: Economic Impact
Keywords: COVID-19, ASEAN, GDP growth, financial market, stocks of portfolio, stock market index and exchange rates,
macroeconomic indicators, supply chain, trade in goods, ASEAN employment, ASEAN policy responses, ASEAN policy
recommendations
What Will Be The Economic Impact Of Covid-19 In The Us? Rough Estimates Of Disease Scenarios
Source: National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge
Key Area: Economic Impact
Keywords: COVID19, public health, SIR model, mitigation efforts
COVID-19 in Italy: momentous decisions and many uncertainties
Source: Lancet Global Health
Key Area: Economic and Psychological Impact
Keywords: COVID19, Italy, public health measures, confirmed cases, deaths estimated, case fatality rate
Coronavirus and oil price crash
Source: Management Department, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania
Key Area: Economic Impact
Keywords: COVID-19, Middle East, oil price, coronavirus, financial volatility, economic policy uncertainty, bound tests
The Global Macroeconomic Impacts of COVID-19: Seven Scenarios
Source: Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National Policy
Key Area: Macroeconomic Impacts
Source: American Medical Association
Key Area: Public Health Interventions
Keywords: COVID-19, Notifiable Disease Report System, epidemic curve, public health interventions
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Key Area: Psychological Impacts
Keywords: COVID-19, public health emergencies; word frequency analysis; mental health; emotion; cognition
China: A Cross-Sectional Study
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Key Area: Impact on Mental Health and Quality of Life
Keywords: COVID-19, mental health, IES, pandemic, China
Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19
Source: The New England Journal of Medicine
Key Area: Impacts on Medical Resources, Health Impacts of Moderate-to-Severe Pandemics
Keywords: COVID-19, contingency guidance, health care effects, health system capacity, health resources, ethical values, rationing
policies
A framework to guide an education response to the COVID-19 Pandemic of 2020
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Key Area: Impact in Education / Educational Responses to COVID19
Keywords: COVID-19, education decision making,rapid assessment of education needs, education response, school closure, changes
in delivery
COVID-19 Crisis Response in Central Asia
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Key Area: Economic Impact
Keywords: COVID19, emerging economies, central asia countries, healthcare systems, trade cost, government revenues, policy
responses
COVID-19: Protecting People and Societies
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Key Area: Impacts on People’s Lives and Well-being
Keywords: Work and Job Quality, Income, Wealth, Housing, Health Environment, Quality Knowledge, Skills Subjective Wellbeing,
Safety, Work-life Balance, Social Connections,Civil Engagement
Tracking and tracing COVID: Protecting privacy and data while using apps and biometrics
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Key Area: Technology
Keywords: Digital technologies, mobile, biometric applications, telecommunication service providers, tracking apps
Evaluating the Initial Impact of COVID-19 Containment Measures on Economic Activity
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Key Area: Impact of Widespread Shutdowns
Keywords: G7 economies, consumers’ expenditure, transport manufacturing, construction, retail and wholesale trade, hotels,
restaurant,air travel, professional and real estate services
Beyond Containment: Health systems responses to COVID-19 in the OECD
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Key Area: Economic Impacts
Keywords: Health systems, public health policy responses, cumulative incidence of COVID-19 per country, diagnostics and
treatment, hospital occupancy rate
The territorial impact of COVID-19: managing the crisis across levels of government
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Key Area: Territorial Impact
Keywords: COVID-19, territorial impact, regional and local governments, subnational government finance, country responses,
vulnerable groups, subnational governments
Dealing with digital security risk during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Key Area: Increasing Risks on Digital security
Keywords: COVID-19, Digital security, Malicious actors, Surge on phishing attacks, cyber criminals, credentials and cryptocurrecy
cold wallets, Teleworking, Zoom, rasomware and DDoS, scams, organisational disruptions, basic digital security "hygiene", raising
awareness, personal security measures
Women at the core of the fight against COVID-19 crisis
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Key Area: Impacts of women
Keywords: COVID-19, women, economic well-being, frontlines, health care workforce, care responsibilities, income insecurity,
challenges, negative consequesnces, long-term care workers, minority of senior positions, unpaid work at home, Gender,
Employement and unemployment. Income, Gender gaps, economic fallout, Self-employed women, female poverty, women in
developing countries, violence against women, support for women
The COVID-19 outbreak and implications for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease (Through Elsevier Journal)
Key Area: Impact on Olympic Games
Keywords: COVID-19 Outbreak, Sports, Olympic, Japan
Social Partnership in the times of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Source: The Global Deal
Key Area: Economic and Social Impacts
Keywords: Recession, social dialogue, social partnerships
COVID-19 and higher education: Today and Tomorrow
Source: UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean
Key Area: Impact on Higher Education
Keywords: COVID-19, higher education, predictable short, medium and long-term impact, public policies responses, administrative
measures, financial resources, support for teaching continuity, institutional responses, health front, calendar settings, contribution of
R&D, continuity of teaching, bibliographic and technological resources, socio-emotional support
Global Economic Effects of COVID-19
Source: Congressional Research Service
Key Area: Economic Effects
Keywords: COVID-19, global economic effects, economic forecasts, global growth, global trade, economic policy challenges,
economic developments, policy responses, United States, monetary policy, fiscal policy, Europe, United Kingdom, Japan, China,
multilateral response, International Monetary Fund, World Bank and Regional Development Banks, International Economic
Cooperation, emerging markets, looming debt crises, debt relief efforts
COVID-19: Potential Impacts on the Electric Power Sector
Source: Congressional Research Service
Key Area: Electric Power Sector Impacts
Keywords: COVID-19, electric power sector, electricity demand, electric reliability, bill payments, industry investment activity
The Potential Impact of COVID-19 on GDP and Trade
Source: World Bank Group
Key Area: Impact on GDP and Trade
Keywords: COVID-19, infectious disease, international trade, economic growth, CGE modeling, macroeconomic impacts, trade
impacts, sectoral output impacts
Impact of COVID-19 on the US Energy Industry
Source: The Brattle Group
Key Area: Impact on US Energy Industry
Keywords: COVID-19, energy and financial sector, utility finance, macroeconomic projections, weather, natural gas, regional
electric roads, spot electricity pricing, power price, state regulators, customers, financial impacts, treasury yields, market volatility,
market trends, utility cost of capital, risk management, decoupling limitations, baseload generation viability, generation impacts,
DERs and electrification, gasoline prices
The Impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous Peoples
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Key Area: Impact on Indigenous Peoples
Keywords: COVID-19, indigenous peoples, indigenous elders, indigenous women, voluntary isolation, initial responses
COVID-19: What implications for sexual and reproductive health and rights globally?
Source: Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters
Key Area: Impacts on sexual and reproductive health and rights
Keywords: COVID-19, sexual and reproductive health and rights, Outbreaks, Adverse pregnancy outcomes, Responsibilities in the
workforce, Higher exposure, Well-resourced health system, Acute and emergency maternal and reproductive health service, routine
health care services, Isolation, Imbalance, Principles of Human Rights
Source: International Journal of Surgery, Elsevier
Key Area: Review of the COVID-19
Keywords: COVID-19, Wuhan, Viral transmission, Golbal health emergency, clinical symptoms, Chinese outbreak, minimise
economic impact, Global Response, Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatmen, Prognosis, Methods of containment, Lessons learned
Global supply-chain effects of COVID-19 control measures
Source: Nature Human Behaviour
Key Area: Impact on Global supply-chain
Keywords: Covid-19, Supply-chain, global trade modelling framework, suppression measures, Containment, flattening the curve,
support to lower-capacity countries, collective efforts, production patterns, economic stimulus, international aid, labour availability,
transportation capacity, global markets, demand, production, macroeconomic analysis, complexity, economic recovery
Source: American Psychological Association
Key Area: Effects on Trust, Attitudes Toward Government, and Well-Being
Keywords: COVID-19, trust in government, business confidence, trust in science, mental health, Mental and Physical Health,
Subjective Well-Being, sense of common fate, satisfaction, patriotism, social management, multivariate analysis of variance, health
guidelines, threat to economy, Stregths, Limitations, Loneliness and loss, unemployement, national respones, resilience, coming
together
Coronavirus in Philippines: The COVID-19 risk, impact and measures
Source: Pharmaceutical Technology
Key Area: Impact on Philippines
Keywords: Covid-19, Philippines, Wuhan, health emergency, cases and deaths, Diamons Princess Cruise ship, high risk, State of
calamity, relief funds, lockdowns, domestic transportations, military deployment, Educational institutions, Travel ban, Shortage,
Economy, Fiscal measures, Domestic growth rate, tourism, business
COVID-19: Implications for business
Source: McKinsey & Company
Key Area: Impacts on Business
Keywords, Covid-19, Business, Government, restart growth, economic and epidemiological developments, public health, emerging
markets, rapid growth, resurgence, adaptation and learning, testing, tracing and targeted quarantine, Innovation and clinical evidence,
Hope, National Economies, solutions and directives,