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The Costs of Staying Healthy : COVID-19 in LAC / Paola Ballon.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Ballon, Paola.
- Series:
- Policy Notes.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Access To Health Services.
- Business Cycles and Stabilization Policies.
- Coronavirus.
- COVID-19.
- Disease Control and Prevention.
- Employment and Unemployment.
- Food Security.
- Health, Nutrition and Population.
- Macroeconomics and Economic Growth.
- Public Health.
- Public Health Promotion.
- Social Protections and Assistance.
- Social Protections and Labor.
- Local Subjects:
- Access To Health Services.
- Business Cycles and Stabilization Policies.
- Coronavirus.
- COVID-19.
- Disease Control and Prevention.
- Employment and Unemployment.
- Food Security.
- Health, Nutrition and Population.
- Macroeconomics and Economic Growth.
- Public Health.
- Public Health Promotion.
- Social Protections and Assistance.
- Social Protections and Labor.
- Other Title:
- Costs of Staying Healthy
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2021.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- COVID-19 closures in Latin American and the Caribbean countries helped to curb the spread of the virus, but inevitably brought negative consequences for households, principally in the form of job losses, income reduction, and, in some cases, food insecurity. Future policy measures should aim to strike the right balance between saving lives and protecting livelihoods. Where closures are necessary, they should be adapted to a country's labor market and other localized conditions so as to minimize profound welfare losses. Governments should strive for robust and agile social safety net systems to be able to respond to the sudden falls in household welfare.
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