Regional Science Policy & Practice (RSPP)

Call for Papers Special Issue: “Post-Covid Latin American Economies: countries, regions and cities”.

Editor

Carlos Azzoni - Department of Economics, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Following the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic, Latin American countries focused on fostering recovery processes, which have been heterogeneous across the region. The pandemic not only had negative effects but also compelled many companies and workers to promote remote working, accelerating a process that would likely have taken many years to reach the levels observed during the health crisis. Moreover, the skills developed during this period continue to be utilized by companies and workers. It is probable that many tasks now carried out from home and meetings that previously required travel are now conducted online. Likewise, delivery firms that experienced a significant increase in their activities during the pandemic continue to experience high levels of demand.

This special issue focuses on the changes that have emerged, especially at the subnational level, and how they have influenced the economic recovery processes.

Regardless of the topic chosen, the papers should have a short introductory section describing the overall impact of the pandemic on the countries' economy as a whole and on their regions and/or cities, depending on the geographical scale chosen, and the path of recovery up to recent times.

The papers may concentrate on specific topics, such as labor market modifications, poverty, income inequality, social interactions, political preferences, or other issues chosen by the researchers.

Keywords

COVID-19 economic impacts; Recovery post COVID-19; Socioeconomic changes; Regional inequality; Urban changes

Manuscript submission information:

All submissions must be original and may not be under review elsewhere. All manuscripts will be submitted via the Regional Science Policy & Practice online submission system (https://www.editorialmanager.com/rspp/). Authors should indicate in the cover letter that the paper is submitted for consideration for publication in this special issue “Post-Covid Latin American Economies: countries, regions and cities”, otherwise, your submission will be handled as a regular manuscript.

• Submissions open until December 31, 2024.