Coping with COVID-19: the case of Bangladesh
Managing the health and economic crisis caused by COVID-19 requires some inevitable trade-offs. By presenting a conceptual framework, this study, however, argues that the severity of the trade-off can be reduced by adopting a combination of three types of policy instrument: (a) physical distancing t...
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10361-143182021-03-07T21:01:21Z Coping with COVID-19: the case of Bangladesh Osmani, S. R. COVID-19 Social distancing Lockdown Public health Livelihood Entitlement support Enterprise support Essential sector Budget allocation Managing the health and economic crisis caused by COVID-19 requires some inevitable trade-offs. By presenting a conceptual framework, this study, however, argues that the severity of the trade-off can be reduced by adopting a combination of three types of policy instrument: (a) physical distancing through economic shutdown; (b) bold measures of economic support; and (c) a powerful system of public health support. Such instruments will have to be calibrated on the basis of a two-phase approach in regard to the pandemic. During these two phases, it is estimated that the entitlement support program will cost 960,000 million BDT—about 3.8 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP). 2021-03-07T05:51:40Z 2021-03-07T05:51:40Z 2020-06-08 Research report Osmani, S. R. (2020). Coping With COVID-19: The Case of Bangladesh. BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD). http://hdl.handle.net/10361/14318 en Economy 02; https://bigd.bracu.ac.bd/publications/coping-with-covid-19-the-case-of-bangladesh/ application/pdf BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) |
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Managing the health and economic crisis caused by COVID-19 requires some inevitable trade-offs. By presenting a conceptual framework, this study, however, argues that the severity of the trade-off can be reduced by adopting a combination of three types of policy instrument: (a) physical distancing through economic shutdown; (b) bold measures of economic support; and (c) a powerful system of public health support. Such instruments will have to be calibrated on the basis of a two-phase approach in regard to the pandemic. During these two phases, it is estimated that the entitlement support program will cost 960,000 million BDT—about 3.8 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP). |
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Coping with COVID-19: the case of Bangladesh |
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