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The COVID-19 pandemic delivered an unprecedented shock to economies worldwide. This book delves into how this global crisis reshaped the economic terrain of South Asia and other Asian countries, providing vital insights into its diverse impacts and the lessons learned. Bringing together leading experts, the volume offers a comprehensive look at the pandemic's effects on key areas of development. Chapters explore crucial issues such as:
- Changing trade patterns and regional connectivity in the post-pandemic era
- The macroeconomic consequences of vaccination programs
- The intricate dynamics of poverty, examining how vulnerable households fared in Bangladesh
- The gendered impacts on trade across the region
- Country-specific policy responses implemented in Sri Lanka and Pakistan
- The complexities of monetary policy and bank credit in Indonesia
Written to be accessible to non-specialists, this book offers critical analysis for anyone seeking to understand the profound economic consequences of COVID-19 and build resilience against future shocks.
This book offers critical insights for policymakers, development practitioners, academic researchers, graduate students and financial analysts seeking to understand the profound economic consequences of COVID-19 and build resilience against future shocks.
Most of the chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue in the
Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy. This edition features an updated introduction and a new chapter.
List of contents
COVID-19 and South Asia: An overview
1. Assessing the trade-connectivity linkages in South Asia in post-pandemic period: An empirical investigation
2. COVID-19 effects and home-grown policy response in Sri Lanka
3. Responding to the economic consequences of COVID 19 in Pakistan: Lessons learnt
4. Poverty dynamics in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic: Who falls back and who graduates out?
5. The macroeconomic effects of COVID-19 vaccinations in five Asian countries
6. COVID-19, trade and gender in Bangladesh
7. Analyzing monetary policies and bank credit in Indonesia's provincial clusters amidst COVID-19 pandemic
About the author
Selim Raihan is Professor at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and Executive Director of South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM). Holding a PhD from Manchester, his expertise spans international trade, poverty, macroeconomics, and climate change. He has published extensively in prestigious academic journals and contributed chapters to numerous scholarly books.
Iyanatul (Yan) Islam, PhD (Cambridge), is Professor (Adjunct), Griffith Asia Institute, Brisbane, Australia, a Distinguished Fellow at the South Asian Network on Economic Modelling (SANEM), Dhaka, Bangladesh, and a former Branch Chief, ILO, Geneva, Switzerland. He is one of the founding editors of the
Journal of Asia-Pacific Economy (Routledge). Professor Islam is the author of more than 100 publications.
