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 …

The last expenditure survey released by India's National Sample Survey organization dates
back to 2011, which is when India last released official estimates of poverty and inequality …

This study examines how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected online purchasing behavior
using data from a major online shopping platform in Japan. We focus on the effect of two …

We use a large, representative panel data set from India with monthly data on household
finances to examine the incidence of economic harms during the COVID pandemic. We …

India's statistical system is in bad shape with a near absence of regular publicly funded
household surveys in recent years. All eyes have now turned to the Consumer Pyramids …

We examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the livelihoods of the poor in a semi-
rural setting in Bangladesh. We use an unusually rich dataset which tracks the economic …

After the introduction of a nationwide Unified Payment Interface (UPI) in 2016, India has
become one of the world's leading economies for cashless transactions. We use the …

This study unravelled the economic impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on
low-income households. The asymmetric economic impacts of the pandemic that are biased …

We examine shocks experienced by rural Nepali households during the COVID‐19
pandemic. Households primarily experienced income and price shocks during a …

Youth unemployment is a big challenge in developing economies, but there is a limited
understanding of the dynamics underlying the rise in unemployment among young workers …