Who has been hit hardest by South Africa’s lockdown? We found some answers

In trying to limit the spread of COVID-19, policymakers globally have the difficult task of balancing the positive health effects of lockdowns against their economic costs, particularly the burdens lockdowns impose on low-income and food-insecure households. In the case of South Africa, the lockdown...

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Autores principales: Arndt, Channing, Robinson, Sherman, Gabriel, Sherwin
Formato: Opinion Piece
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142148
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description In trying to limit the spread of COVID-19, policymakers globally have the difficult task of balancing the positive health effects of lockdowns against their economic costs, particularly the burdens lockdowns impose on low-income and food-insecure households. In the case of South Africa, the lockdown policies are relatively stringent, and the economic impacts large.
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spelling CGSpace1421482025-12-08T10:11:39Z Who has been hit hardest by South Africa’s lockdown? We found some answers Arndt, Channing Robinson, Sherman Gabriel, Sherwin models service industry economic impact economic growth policies health covid-19 modelling disease prevention multipliers In trying to limit the spread of COVID-19, policymakers globally have the difficult task of balancing the positive health effects of lockdowns against their economic costs, particularly the burdens lockdowns impose on low-income and food-insecure households. In the case of South Africa, the lockdown policies are relatively stringent, and the economic impacts large. 2020-06-11 2024-05-22T12:10:02Z 2024-05-22T12:10:02Z Opinion Piece https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142148 en https://sa-tied.wider.unu.edu/article/impact-covid-19-south-african-economy-initial-analysis https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133762_06 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134455 Open Access Arndt, Channing; and Robinson, Sherman. 2020. Who has been hit hardest by South Africa’s lockdown? We found some answers. The Conversation. First published online on June 11, 2020. https://theconversation.com/who-has-been-hit-hardest-by-south-africas-lockdown-we-found-some-answers-138481
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Arndt, Channing
Robinson, Sherman
Gabriel, Sherwin
Who has been hit hardest by South Africa’s lockdown? We found some answers
title Who has been hit hardest by South Africa’s lockdown? We found some answers
title_full Who has been hit hardest by South Africa’s lockdown? We found some answers
title_fullStr Who has been hit hardest by South Africa’s lockdown? We found some answers
title_full_unstemmed Who has been hit hardest by South Africa’s lockdown? We found some answers
title_short Who has been hit hardest by South Africa’s lockdown? We found some answers
title_sort who has been hit hardest by south africa s lockdown we found some answers
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service industry
economic impact
economic growth
policies
health
covid-19
modelling
disease prevention
multipliers
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142148
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