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IGC India conference: The impact of COVID-19 on health and wellbeing
The nationwide lockdown last year disrupted food supply chains, and access to food was a very real concern for millions of households. India has some of the world’s largest food security schemes to address malnutrition and hunger. While the initiatives seem promising, the COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges in the effective delivery of midday meals and the public...
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IGC India conference: The impact of COVID-19 on labour markets
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns are disrupting the lives of millions of workers through layoffs and reduction in working hours and wages. At the same time, India witnessed one of the largest exoduses of labour migrants, a large population usually employed in informal, low-paid jobs and with no or limited access to social protection measures and job security....
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IGC India conference: The economic impact of COVID-19 on households
Nearly 84% of Indian households witnessed a decrease in income during the initial lockdown and the months following it. While the well-off can manage, there are grave concerns about how the poor can cope and survive future lockdowns. This webinar explores how households coped with the economic effects of lockdowns, and whether existing and new welfare schemes are effective...
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Growth reset: Renewing focus on sustainability in developing countries
Video recording of our Growth reset event on 28 April 2021.
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IGC in conversation with Max Walter
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IGC in conversation with Bogolo Kenewendo
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IGC in conversation with Dr Carlos Lopes
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Applied Development Economics Seminar Series: Dr Ali Hasanain
Dr Ali Hasanain (Lahore University of Management Sciences) summarises new aggregated data on political violence in Pakistan, on 8 September 2020.
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Why we need to tax urban land and property?
Shahrukh Wani, Economist at IGC’s Cities that Work initiative, presented at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) in Karachi on the importance of land and property taxation in Pakistan.
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Data revolution: Transforming Sierra Leone
Data is a key component of developing evidence-based policy, but policymakers in developing countries often lack access to it. This is the story of how the IGC collaborated with policymakers in Sierra Leone to reduce cumbersome barriers to trade and help local businesses export their goods.