A two-day virtual international conference on 'COVID-19 and Economic Impacts and Prospects: Challenges and Policies' will be held 20-21 May, 2021. Organised by Universal Wiser, Singapore in collaboration with the Department of Economics, University of Jammu, India and University of Kashmir, India, papers are currently being accepted on the following sub-themes, but are not limited to:

1. COVID-19 and severity of economic impacts
2. Uncertainty and possible economic growth outcomes
3. Widespread informality and health and economic consequences of the pandemic
4. Human and economic tolls of the pandemic in developing countries
5. Regional macroeconomic implications of the pandemic vulnerabilities
6. Impact on global value chains, trade, production, and financial markets
7. Long-term impact on investment, human capital, employment, and poverty
8. Pandemic and the implications of cheap oil
9. Challenges and prospects of economic recovery
10. Need for health and economic policy action
11. Protecting vulnerable populations to deal with similar future events
12. Restoring medium-term fiscal sustainability
13. Creating investment climate and sustaining growth

The deadline for abstract submissions is 31 March, 2021. Further details are available here.