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abstract: 'We combine new data from high-frequency surveys with data on the
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stringency of containment measures to examine the short-term impacts of
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the COVID-19 pandemic on households in developing countries. This paper
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is one of the first to document the impacts of COVID-19 on households
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across a large number of developing countries and to do so for a
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comparable time-period, corresponding to the peak of the
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pandemic-induced drop in human mobility, and the first to systematically
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analyze the cross- and within-country effects on employment, income,
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food security and learning. Using representative data from 31 countries,
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accounting for a combined population of almost 1.4 billion, we find that
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in the average country 36 percent of respondents stopped working in the
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immediate aftermath of the pandemic, 65 percent of households reported
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decreases in income, and 30 percent of children were unable to continue
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learning during school closures. Pandemic-induced jobs and income losses
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translated into heightened food insecurity at the household level. The
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more stringent the virus containment measures, the higher the likelihood
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of jobs and income losses. The pandemic''s effects were widespread and
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regressive, disproportionally affecting vulnerable segments of the
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population. Women, youth, and workers without higher education - groups
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disadvantaged in the labor market before the COVID-19 shock - were
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significantly more likely to lose their jobs and experience decreased
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incomes. Self-employed and casual workers the most vulnerable workers in
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developing countries - bore the brunt of the pandemic-induced income
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losses. Interruptions in learning were most salient for children from
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lower-income countries, and within countries for children from
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lower-income households with lower-educated parents and in rural areas.
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The unequal impacts of the pandemic across socio-economic groups risk
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cementing inequality of opportunity and undermining social mobility and
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calls for policies to foster an inclusive recovery and strengthen
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resilience to future shocks. (C) 2022 Published by Elsevier Ltd.'
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affiliation: 'Bundervoet, T (Corresponding Author), World Bank Grp, Washington, DC
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20433 USA.
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Bundervoet, Tom; Davalos, Maria E.; Garcia, Natalia, World Bank Grp, Washington,
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DC 20433 USA.'
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article-number: '105844'
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author: Bundervoet, Tom and Davalos, Maria E. and Garcia, Natalia
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author-email: tbundervoet@worldbank.org
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author_list:
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- family: Bundervoet
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given: Tom
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- family: Davalos
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given: Maria E.
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- family: Garcia
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given: Natalia
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2022.105844
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earlyaccessdate: FEB 2022
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eissn: 1873-5991
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esi-highly-cited-paper: Y
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esi-hot-paper: N
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files: []
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issn: 0305-750X
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journal: WORLD DEVELOPMENT
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keywords-plus: UNEMPLOYMENT; SCARS
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language: English
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month: MAY
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number-of-cited-references: '40'
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papis_id: b688dfad2a20efa129a669fe11ec4a66
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ref: Bundervoet2022shorttermimpacts
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times-cited: '31'
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title: 'The short-term impacts of COVID-19 on households in developing countries:
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An overview based on a harmonized dataset of high-frequency surveys'
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type: Article
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unique-id: WOS:000821338300018
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usage-count-last-180-days: '4'
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usage-count-since-2013: '13'
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volume: '153'
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web-of-science-categories: Development Studies; Economics
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year: '2022'
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