Rebuilding to improve: opportunities from the crisis for sustainable and inclusive improvements in food security, labor markets and social protection
| Areas | : | Employment, productivity and innovation, Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes, Poverty and equality |
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| Researcher/s in charge | : | Lorena Alcazar, Miguel Jaramillo, Ricardo Fort |
| Other researchers | : | Andrea Ordóñez |
| Execution time | : | July 2020 |
Presentation
Facing the current pandemic, developing countries have been implementing a variety of policy measures that do not have a history of their effectiveness, efficiency or equity. This project aims to explore effective policy options in the fight against Covid-19, along with new opportunities for Latin America and the Global South that reduce the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic, promote a more equitable recovery, and lay the foundations for a new more inclusive social protection architecture in the region.
The project will focus specifically on the areas of food systems, labor markets, and social protection, with a specific look at policy alternatives that promote gender equitable outcomes. The project will conduct a series of comparative studies focused on at least four Latin American countries, in addition to Peru, that have been hard hit by the pandemic, have a history of inequality, and are currently addressing these challenges. Methodologically, we will include a variety of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method designs, as well as public policy research. We will leverage existing knowledge in institutional and behavioral economics to design policy experiments that will test innovations in food systems, unemployment assistance (temporary work, information and training), and social protection.
For the implementation of these designs, we will work together with policy makers, civil society organizations and specialized agencies in the private sector. The project includes an alliance with Southern Voice (SV) to facilitate the exchange of knowledge on these issues between research centers in Latin America and in other countries of the Global South.
