3.4 The impact of COVID 19 and mitigation measures on poverty and inequality in the developing world
Channel: UNU-WIDER
Date: 2021-11-22

This session discusses how incomes have suffered in select African and Latin American countries in a comparative manner, and in how far public policies have been successful alleviating the pressures of the pandemic on poverty and inequality. While the session will mostly look at the outcomes over the course of 2020, it will also discuss the immediate impacts of public policies for Ecuador.

The session is chaired by Matteo Richiardi, with presentations by Jesse Lastunen, Pia Rattenhuber, Lourdes Montesdeoca and Xavier Jara, and with Miracle Benhura and Veronica Amarante as discussants. 

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