Marina M. Tavares

Labor Market Tightness in Advanced Economies

Two years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a puzzle has emerged in several advanced economies: unfilled job vacancies have increased sharply ...

Digitalization During the COVID-19 Crisis

Implications for Productivity and Labor Markets in Advanced Economies

Digitalization induced by the pandemic was seen both as a possible silver-lining from the crisis that could increase longer-term productivity and a ri...

Epidemics, Gender, and Human Capital in Developing Countries

Epidemics have disrupted lives for centuries with deleterious human capital and economic repercussions. In this paper, we investigate how epidemics ep...

Structural Reforms to Accelerate Growth, Ease Policy Trade-offs, and Support the Green Transition in Emerging Market and Developing Economies

In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, emerging market and developing economies are grappling with economic scarring, social tension, and reduced ...