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Covid-19, Poverty, and Child Labor in Ghana, Nepal, and Uganda

Summary Before the Covid-19 pandemic, countries around the globe had made remarkable progress in reducing child labor. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), the number of children in child labor decreased by approximately 94 million between 2000 and 2016, representing a drop of 38 percent. But as the pandemic caused massive school closures and unprecedented loss of jobs and income for millions of families, many children have entered the workforce to help their families survive, while others have been forced to work longer hours or enter more precarious and exploitative situations. Some have become their families’ primary breadwinners after losing a caregiver to Covid-19. Some despair of ever going back to school.

What do high-frequency indicators tell us about economic activity in South Asia?

What do high-frequency indicators tell us about economic activity in South Asia? Earth Night At South and Central Asia From Space. Jayjune69/Shutterstock.com Last year, South Asia imposed some of the world s strictest lockdowns to combat the spread of COVID-19. As a result, the region s economy shrank by 5.4 percent in 2020, its largest-ever decline. As noted in our recent South Asia Economic Focus, recovery is underway but uneven as some countries, especially those dependent on tourism, are still reeling from the pandemic impacts. The report uses a number of high-frequency indicators including electricity consumption, nighttime lights intensity and nitrogen dioxide emissions (at the urban level) to understand the nature of the recovery. The blog discusses the two main indicators used to understand changes to GDP.

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