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Publication - Working Paper
Measurement of population mental health: Evidence from a mobile phone survey in India
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Publication - Working Paper
When women eat last: Discrimination at home and women’s mental health
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Publication - Policy Brief
Real-time economic impacts of COVID-19 in Ghana
To better inform policy decisions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, this project collected high-frequency data and produced economic indicators in real-time during the crisis. We focused on two economic indicators: weekly urban employment statistics and monthly electricity usage. Employment statistics are calculated based on weekly online surveys and electricity...
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Publication - Project Report
Monthly summary of the economic situation in Ghana
This report primarily focuses on two main economic indicators: employment and electricity usage, drawn from weekly surveys of urban employment and monthly data on electricity distribution.
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Publication - Policy Brief
Macroeconomic policy reform options for Sudan (ARABIC)
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Publication - Policy Brief
Macroeconomic policy reform options for Sudan
Sudan is in an unsustainable economic position with high and rising inflation, fiscal and balance of payments deficits and negative GDP growth. The situation needs urgent intervention to stabilise the economy and reverse the deterioration. One of the major causes of this instability is high and increasing subsidies, notably for fuel, which are unaffordable and are...
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Publication - Policy Brief
Electricity usage: An early signal of the impact of COVID-19 on Uganda’s economy
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Uganda has put in place swift policy responses, including country-wide restrictions on the movement of people and a national curfew. A critical challenge throughout this period has been a lack of timely economic indicators to better understand both the effects of the health crisis and of government policies in response. ...
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Case Study: Energy
Removing fuel subsidies in Sudan
IGC’s work with Sudan’s transitional government highlights the importance of policy advice without strings and based on high-trust relationships in enabling economic reform processes.
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Publication - Policy Brief
Engagement with local religious leaders to combat COVID-19 in Pakistan
COVID-19 remains a threat for the Pakistani economy and health care system. In this environment, congregational prayers, including obligatory Friday prayers, present significant risks for transmission of the virus if not managed properly. This policy brief measures the impact of one-on-one engagement with local religious leadership on the compliance of public health...
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Publication - Project Report
Taxation and political participation in Sierra Leone