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IGC in conversation with Jean Drèze: The impact of COVID-19 on migrant workers in India

Video 15 May 2020 State and COVID-19

Shahid Vaziralli (IGC Head of Research Programme) interviews Jean Drèze about the impact of COVID-19 in India and how social protection policies, such as food transfers, can prevent millions from falling into ultra-poverty.

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Jean Drèze

Honorary Professor, Delhi School of Economics

Shahid Vaziralli

Head of the Research Programme, International Growth Centre

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