The pandemic has altered people’s lives in both enormous and small ways. Our editors have picked the top recent blogs that dig into the details of what COVID-19 means for people: the impact on women and the young, what it means for the food supply, and how it can increase already growing inequality, to name a few.
COVID-19 is a stark reminder of longstanding inequities in our societies, and how policies need to pay specific attention to protect and lift the least advantaged in society.
Unemployment in Today’s Recession Compared to the Global Financial Crisis
Ippei Shibata
Low Internet Access Driving Inequality
Mercedes García-Escribano
The COVID-19 Gender Gap
Kristalina Georgieva, Stefania Fabrizio, Cheng Hoon Lim, Marina M. Tavares
Why Sustainable Food Systems are Needed in a post-COVID World
Nicoletta Batini, James Lomax, Divya Mehra
Digital Financial Inclusion in the Times of COVID-19
Ulric Eriksson von Allmen, Purva Khera, Sumiko Ogawa, Ratna Sahay
Corruption and COVID-19
Vitor Gaspar, Martin Mühleisen, Rhoda Weeks-Brown
“New Deal” for Informal Workers in Asia
Era Dabla-Norris, Changyong Rhee
How Pandemics Leave the Poor Even Farther Behind
Davide Furceri, Prakash Loungani, Jonathan D. Ostry
You’ve Got Money: Mobile Payments Help People During the Pandemic
Sonja Davidovic, Delphine Prady, Herve Tourpe
