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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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Main Authors: Arndt, Channing, Robinson, Sherman, Gabriel, Sherwin
Format: Opinion Piece
Language:Inglés
Published: 2020
Subjects:
models
service industry
economic impact
economic growth
policies
health
covid-19
modelling
disease prevention
multipliers
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142148
Summary: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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