Social Repercussions of Pandemics /

Epidemics may have social scarring effects, increasing the likelihood of social unrest. They may also have mitigating effect, suppressing unrest by dissuading social activities. Using a new monthly panel on social unrest in 130 countries, we find a positive cross-sectional relationship between socia...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barrett, Philip
Other Authors: Chen, Sophia
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2021.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2021/021
Online Access:Full text available on IMF