We provide here a list of on-going research projects addressing labor market and/or gender implications of Covid-19 in LIC’s. The materials will be updated weekly. Selected research projects from the G2LM|LIC call on COVID-19 will be listed soon once the selection is finalised.
Initiative
- The EEA encourages researchers and institutions to send a short description of research projects that are in progress and involve gathering and analyzing data during the COVID-19 crisis. The EEA registry can be accessed here.
On-going projects
- Constraints to Female Entrepreneurship in Pakistan: the role of women’s goals and aspirations by Giovanna d’Adda, Mahreen Mahmud, Farah Said, and Diego Ubfal
- Understanding the Response to and Recovery from the COVID-19 Crisis among Informal Sector Workers in Urban India by Farzana Afridi, Amrita Dhillon, and Sanchari Roy
- Do cash transfers help sustain economic and psychological well-being in times of crisis – Experimental evidence from Uganda by Kjetil Bjorvatn, Denise Ferris, Selim Gulesci, Arne Nasgowitz, Vincent Somville, and Lore Vandewalle
- Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Vulnerable Populations: Evidence from Jordan by Michael Gechter, Nick Tsivanidis, and Nathaniel Young
- Youth Empowerment in Bolivia by Selim Gulesci, Manuela Puente Beccar, and Diego Ubfal
- The Impact of COVID-19 on the Lives of Women in the Garment Industry: Evidence from Ethiopia by Morgan Hardy, Gisella Kagy, Christian Meyer, Eyoual Tamrat Demeke, and Marc Witte
- Mapping the impact of COVID-19 on the distribution of youth-led businesses in Kenya by Julian Jamison, Abla Safir, and Bilal Zia
- Contagion and Migration in South Asia by Jean Lee, Mahreen Mahmud, Jonathan Morduch, Saravana Ravindran, and Abu Shonchoy
- Adolescent Girls’ Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about COVID-19 in Bangladesh by Sajeda Amin
- The short run and long run effects of COVID-19 on children’s human capital and labor by Samreen Malik, and Benedikt Mihm
- Impact of COVID – 19 Lockdown on the Socio-Economic Condition of Informal Sector Wage Workers in India by Archana Srivastava, and Manoranjan Das
- Women, transport, and employment in Africa by Gina Porter, Emma Murphy, Claire Dungey, Hanen Keskes, and Sam Clark
- Are Palliative Cash Transfers Effective to Counteract the Effects of Stay-at-Home Orders? Evidence from Peru by Matthew Bird, Veronica Frisancho, and Pablo Lavado
- The short run and long run effects of COVID-19 on children’s human capital and labor in Pakistan by Samreen Malik, and Benedikt Mihm
- Entering the labour market during a pandemic: scarring effects and youth unemployment by Francesco Amodio, Giorgio Chiovelli, and Angelo Martelli
- Disparate Impacts of COVID-19 Lockdowns in Pakistan Affecting Girls and Rural Residents by Syed Hasan, Attique Rehman, and Wendong Zhang
Finished projects
- COVID-19 and the Future of Microfinance: Evidence and Insights from Pakistan by Kashif Malik, Muhammad Meki, Jonathan Morduch, Timothy Ogden, Simon Quinn, and Farah Said
- A working paper on Disparate Impacts of COVID-19 Lockdowns in Pakistan Affecting Girls and Rural Residents by Syed Hasan, Attique Rehman, and Wendong Zhang
- Poverty and Inequality amid COVID-19 – Evidence from Pakistan’s Labour Market by Nizamani, Sarah and Waheed, Muhammad Shahid, Applied Economics Research Centre, University of Karachi
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Gender Equality by Titan Alon, Matthias Doepke, Jane, Olmstead-Rumsey, and Michèle Tertilt
- Estimates of the impact of COVID-19 on global poverty by Andy Sumner, Chris Hoy, and Eduardo Ortiz-Juarez, a UNU-WIDER working paper
- Where are the women? Gender inequalities in COVID-19 research authorship by Ana-Catarina Pinho-Gomes, Sanne Peters, Kelly Thompson, Carinna Hockham, Katherine Ripullone, Mark Woodward, and Cheryl Carcel
- COVID-19 amplifies gender disparities in research by Goran Muric, Kristina Lerman, Emilio Ferrara
- The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the care burden of women and families by Kate Powder
- Gendered Impacts of COVID-19 School Closures: Insights from Frontline Organizations by Maryam Akmal, Susannah Hares, and Megan O’Donnell, Center for Global Development
