Recent Submissions

  • Macroeconomic Policy Development in Tanzania 

    Joseph Mashindano, Oswald; Kazi, Vivian (SAIIA, 2022-03-07)
    Since independence, Tanzania has experienced a series of economic shocks, which have pushed the country into an economic crisis. From mid-1980 onwards, major macroeconomic variables have been fluctuating, forcing the ...
  • A Gender Approach to Monetary and Financial Policies in the Covid-19 Recovery 

    Papadavid, Phyllis; Pettinotti, Laetitia (ODI, 2021-11)
    A combination of monetary policies and public investment can address gender biases in an economy by supporting equality among entrepreneurs, workers, carers and consumers. Recent recovery interventions from central banks ...
  • COVID-19 and Bangladesh Macroeconomic Impact and Policy Choices 

    Bhattacharya, Debapriya; Islam Khan, Towfiqul; Hossain Rabbi, Md Mursalin (Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), 2021-12-26)
    Bangladesh, like most of the countries in the world, had to restrict mobility and economic activities to tackle the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Indeed, the pandemic has been exerting pressure on the economy through both ...
  • Building Back Better after the COVID-19 Pandemic 

    Jaramillo, Miguel; Escobar, Bruno (Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE), 2021)
    In this policy-oriented paper, we provide a pre- and post-pandemic socioeconomic analysis of Peru, along with a financially sustainable five-year Building Back Better recovery plan, which emphasizes the urgency of ...
  • Shaping the Macroeconomy of Low- and Middle-income Countries in Response to Covid-19 

    Raga, Sherillyn; Willem te Velde, Dirk (ODI, 2022-03)
    There is heterogeneity in the magnitude of the pandemic’s shortterm impact across the five low- and middle-income countries (L&MICs) that are the focus of this synthesis paper: Bangladesh, Kenya, Peru, Sri Lanka and ...
  • Uganda and COVID-19: Macroeconomic Policy Responses to the Pandemic 

    Okumu, Ibrahim M.; Kavuma, Susan N.; Bogere, George (International Development Research CentreSouth African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), 2021-12-13)
    COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic in March 2020 by the World Health Organization. In Uganda, as of 8 June 2021, there have been 53 964 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 383 deaths, while 768 434 vaccines have been ...
  • Efficacy of COVID-19 Macro-economic Policy Responses in Uganda 

    Mike Okumu, Ibrahim; Namirembe Kavuma, Susan; Bogere, George (South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), 2021-09-20)
    COVID-19 has caused an unprecedented economic and health shock in Uganda, as has been the case globally. After the World Health Organization announcement that COVID-19 was a global pandemic, the government of Uganda ...
  • Shaping the Macro-Economy in Response to COVID-19: A Responsible Economic Stimulus, a Stable Financial Sector and a Revival in Exports 

    Keane, Jodie; Mendez-Parra, Max; Papadavid, Phyllis; Pettinotti, Laetitia; Raga, Sherillyn; Willem te Velde, Dirk (ODI, 2021-02)
    Ensuring a healthy macro-economy is crucial for a high-quality recovery from Covid-19. Engineering appropriate stimulus packages, keeping a stable financial sector and reviving high value-added exports are core tasks of ...
  • Lessons for Macroeconomic Policy from Nigeria Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic 

    Ekeruche, Amara; Adeniran, Adedeji (South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), 2021-07-22)
    The COVID-19 pandemic has had severe impacts on Nigeria’s macroeconomy and the livelihoods of households. Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has had severe impacts on the macroeconomy and the livelihoods of households globally. ...
  • Pandemia y alimentación en los hogares de Chile: Resultados de la Encuesta de Seguridad Alimentaria y Alimentación 

    Mlynarz, Danae; Albacete, Miguel; Martínez, Valentina (RIMISP, 2021-06-14)
    La pandemia representa una amenaza para la seguridad alimentaria de los hogares y estáafectando con especial fuerza a las mujeres y a los hogares rurales con jefatura femenina. . La irrupción de la pandemia hace ya más ...
  • Bracing for the Second Wave 

    Prinsloo, Cyril; Roopai, Yulea (2021-03-23)
    The synchronised, sudden stop in the global economy, together with radically reduced income sources fundamental to African countries (remittances, tourism, transport, trade and natural resources, among others), have had a ...
  • The Evolving Fiscal and Liquidity Stimulus Packages in Response to COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa 

    Raga, Sherillyn; Housseini, Bouba (ODI, 2020-10-20)
    COVID-19 is taking its toll on Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). To date, there have been 1.2 million infections and about 30,000 deaths on the continent. The pandemic has widely repressed mobility, disrupted economic ...
  • Drivers of Disparity: How Policy Responses to COVID-19 Can Increase Inequalities 

    Ekeruche, Mma Amara (South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), 2020-12-17)
    Countries across the world have deployed macroeconomic policies to address the negative economic implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown measures. However, these policies can have different outcomes ...
  • Comparative Study of Policy Responses to COVID-19 in LICs in Africa 

    Adeniran, Dr Adedeji (South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), 2020-12-18)
    This brief assesses the policy responses to COVID-19 among low-income countries (LICs) in Africa. While LICs have adopted expansionary fiscal and monetary policies in the face of economic lockdown, as well as other mitigation ...
  • Green Finance Mechanisms in Developing Countries: Emerging Practice 

    Shipalana, Palesa (South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), 2020-12-18)
    To counter the devastating impact of COVID-19, calls are growing for countries to ‘build back better’ in an effort to create a more inclusive and sustainable economy that is climate resilient. Africa is facing glaring ...
  • The Macroeconomic Impact of COVID-19 on Africa 

    Shipalana, Palesa; O’Riordan, Alexander; Prinsloo, Cyril (South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), 2020-12-18)
    This briefing tracks some of the major macroeconomic impacts that COVID-19 has had on African economies and how the pandemic has exacerbated historical structural economic deficiencies across the continent. It also provides ...