Scarred but Wiser : World War 2's COVID Legacy (English)

The paper formalizes and tests the hypothesis that greater exposure to big shocks induces stronger societal responses for adaptation and protection from future big shocks. Support for this hypothesis is found in various strands of the literature and in new empirical tests using cross-country data on deaths due to COVID-19 and deaths during World War 2. Countries with higher death rates in the war saw lower death rates during the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Lokshin,Michael M.;

Kolchin,Vladimir;

Ravallion,Martin;
Document Date
2020/11/24
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS9481
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
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Other,
Disclosure Date
2020/11/24
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Scarred but Wiser : World War 2's COVID Legacy
Keywords
time-series analysis

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Lokshin,Michael M.; Kolchin,Vladimir; Ravallion,Martin.

Scarred but Wiser : World War 2's COVID Legacy (English). COVID-19 (Coronavirus)|Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 9481 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/505621606236920550

Scarred but Wiser : World War 2's COVID Legacy (English)

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