...Oludele Akinboade; Trevor Taft; Mokgadi Julia Ngoepe-Ntsoane Purpose This study estimated possible impact of COVID-19 lockdown and relief measures, on severe food insecurity in Soshanguve. Design/methodology/approach Binomial logit models, combine statistical and maximum likelihood features...

...Mahender Yadav; Barkha Dhingra; Shallu Batra; Mohit Saini; Vaibhav Aggarwal Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a dramatic downturn in the global stock markets. Investors look for safe stocks that can provide better risk-adjusted returns. Stocks with higher Environmental, Social...

...Shinta Amalina Hazrati Havidz; Esperanza Vera Anastasia; Natalia Shirley Patricia; Putri Diana Purpose We investigated the association of COVID-19 indicators and economic uncertainty indices on payment-based system cryptocurrency (i.e. Bitcoin, Ripple and Dogecoin) returns. Design/methodology...

...Juan M. Gómez; Yeny E. Rodríguez Purpose This study aims to unveil the impact of strategic renewal and its implications on employment during the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores the role of strategic renewal in mitigating the adverse effects of crises, fostering organizational adaptation...

...Intan Farhana; A.K. Siti-Nabiha Purpose This paper presents a review of literature, aimed at analyzing and understanding the nexus of knowledge on the topic of government budgetary responses to COVID-19 and identifying gaps for future research directions on crisis budgeting. Design/methodology...

...Masudul Hasan Adil; Salman Haider Purpose The present study empirically examines the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and policy uncertainty on stock prices in India during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach To this end, the authors use the daily data by applying...

...P.R. Suresh Purpose This paper aims to determine the implications of Covid-19 on the livelihood of marine fishermen. It gives a concrete picture of how vulnerable communities like marine fishermen are affected due to the lockdown policies. The paper examines these communities' present status...

...Hang Thi Ngo; Ha Ngan Duong Purpose This study explores the impacts of Covid-19 on the performance of firms operating in different industries, and further discovers suspected impacting channels through which Covid-19 is significantly associated with firm performance. Design/methodology/approach...

...Shallu Batra; Mahender Yadav; Mohit Saini Purpose The purpose of this study is twofold: first, to examine the relationship between foreign ownership and stock return volatility and second, to explore how COVID-19 impacts such a relationship. Design/methodology/approach This empirical research...

...&As). The objective is to analyze how EPU influences these two types of FDI differently. It further investigates how this impact varies during the Covid-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from various sources such as the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Policy...

... Efficiency Health COVID-19 Benchmarking Brazil Figure 1 GERES division in Pernambuco Table 1A Cities, their GERES/Headquarters, and total population GERES/HQ Cities Population - 1 GERES Recife Abreu e Lima, Araçoiaba, Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Camaragibe, Chã Grande...

...Mohammed Elhaj Mustafa Ali; Ebaidalla M. Ebaidalla Purpose In the light of high reliance on digital technology to mitigate the consequences of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and its containment measures, this study investigates the factors influencing firms' decision to adopt...

...Cecília Dutra Carolino; Giullia Gallego; Alexandre Nicolella; Elaine Toldo Pazello Purpose This paper evaluates the short-term impact of childcare centres' closures, due to COVID-19 restrictions, on Brazilian mothers' labour force participation and employment rates. Design/methodology/approach...

...Oudom Hean; Nattanicha Chairassamee Purpose The authors aim to analyze the inequality in accessing distance learning during COVID-19 school closures. Design/methodology/approach The authors use the Household Pulse Survey, which is an effort by the United States (US) government to measure...

...Nattaporn Thongsri; Orawan Tripak Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that would influence the intention to use social banking during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study integrated two theories, namely the integrated technology acceptance model...

...Bao Khac Quoc Nguyen; Nguyet Thi Bich Phan; Van Le Purpose This study investigates the interactions between the US daily public debt and currency power under impacts of the Covid-19 crisis. Design/methodology/approach The authors employ the multivariate generalized autoregressive conditional...

...Md. Nazmul Haque; S.K. Farjana Faruk Nitu; Mehedi Hasan Purpose In Bangladesh (a middle-income and densely populated country) where socio-economic factors act badly on human activities during COVID-19. This research mainly focused on observing the socio-economic aspects of the Pandemic on human...

...Hang Thi Thuy Le; Huy Viet Hoang; Nga Thi Hang Phan Purpose This study investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on financial stability in Vietnam, a developing country characterized by a bank-based financial system. Design/methodology/approach Using a sample of daily data from January...

... in savings will disrupt the stability of consumption of household necessities (health, food, education and clothing) in the future. Originality/value The main contribution of this study was providing empirical evidence about the impact of the demand and supply shock of COVID-19 on the most vulnerable...

...Hashem Abdullah AlNemer Purpose This study aims to analyse the nature and trends in the knowledge discovery process on COVID-19 and food insecurity using a comprehensive bibliometric analysis based on the indexing literature in the Scopus database. Design/methodology/approach Data were...