COVID-19 and Developing Economies

Episode Details

Stephen O’Connell of Swarthmore College joins Michael Klein for a discussion on the impact of COVID-19 on emerging markets, focusing on trade, remittance flows, and foreign aid; as well as the potential delays developing countries face in accessing a COVID vaccine.

O’Connell served as the chief economist in the United States Agency for International Development from 2014 to 2015.

(Podcast recorded on 15th December, 2020)