The WTO Secretariat has prepared a study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on e-commerce: experts note the growth of e-commerce and consider a number of related challenges, such as the need to bridge the digital divide both within and between countries.
Published weekly, the COVID-19 Consumer Sentiment Snapshot highlights information drawn from a BCG consumer survey that we execute approximately every two weeks with our coding and sampling partner, Dynata, in an effort to understand consumer perceptions, attitudes, and behavior and spending changes related to COVID-19 as they evolve. This snapshot presents insights from research completed in the US market from March 6 to March 9, prior to a number of major COVID-19-related events, including the US government’s restriction of air travel from Europe, the UK, and Ireland to the US and the halting of most major professional sports league play (including NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, and the US national soccer teams).
The note reviews policy options to mitigate the (formal) employment impact of COVID-19, many of which are being deployed by governments.
The publication by McKinsey & Company studies the current situation with the COVID-19 pandemic and suggests steps that companies and states can take to respond to the crisis.
The publication by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) studies the opportunities that digital technologies provide to businesses to help them mitigate the risks posed by the COVID-19 crisis.
