Targeting the Highly Vulnerable Households During Strict Lockdowns

• Main Authors: Ducanes, Geoffrey, Daway-Ducanes, Sarah Lynne, Tan, Edita
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Subjects: social protection; vulnerable households; poverty; targeting; COVID-19; lockdown; Economics; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/economics-faculty-pubs/180; https://pre.econ.upd.edu.ph/index.php/pre/article/view/1010
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

In this brief article, we attempt to quantify the number of households in the country which are ‘highly vulnerable’ to hunger and poverty due to sudden and highly restrictive lockdowns, such as the enhanced community quarantine, and other social distancing measures, as well as estimate the budget th...