Abstract The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on the 11th
of March 2020, but the world is still reeling from its aftermath. Originating from China, cases …

The scale of the COVID-19 pandemic is a consequence of international trade and
globalisation, with the virus spreading along established trade and travel routes. However …

COVID-19 accentuates the case for a global, rather than an international, development
paradigm. The novel disease is a prime example of a development challenge for all …

The COVID-19 outbreak has shocked the world's economies in the year of 2020. As this
pandemic spreads around the globe, many experts feared that the global food supplies …

Since the first death in China in early January 2020, the coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread
across the globe and dominated the news headlines leading to fundamental changes in the …

International trade has helped many nations get vital medical supplies during this pandemic,
yet a number of new, protectionist initiatives have been taken or discussed which could …

In the developing world, the informal economy can account for as much as 80% of the
population. I focus on the urban component of informality, where both informal employment …

We examine the US stock market reaction to the World Health Organization's announcement
declaring COVID-19 a global health emergency, with a focus on firms' international …

This paper presents new high‐frequency data on trade policy changes targeting medical
and food products since the beginning of the COVID‐19 pandemic, documenting how …

Early in the COVID‐19 pandemic, a global shortage of hospital gowns, gloves, surgical
masks, and respirators caused policymakers globally to panic. China increased imports and …