Ravi Balakrishnan
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View article: Investigating the Impact of Heat Exposure Among Agricultural Communities in a CKDu Hotspot
Investigating the Impact of Heat Exposure Among Agricultural Communities in a CKDu Hotspot Open
Background The rise in global temperature poses significant health risks, particularly for those working outdoor in hot weather. This study examines the impact of heat exposure on working people in Uddanam, Andhra Pradesh, India, known for…
View article: Regional Disparities in Europe
Regional Disparities in Europe Open
While the level of disparities across regions in 10 advanced European economies studied in this paper mostly reflects productivity gaps, the increase since the Great Recession has resulted from diverging unemployment rates.Following the pa…
View article: Reforming the EU Fiscal Framework
Reforming the EU Fiscal Framework Open
The paper has benefited immensely from review and comments by many other IMF staff colleagues.We gained insights from participants at numerous presentations of this work, including at the European Commission and in meetings with the author…
View article: European Labor Markets and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Fallout and the Path Ahead
European Labor Markets and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Fallout and the Path Ahead Open
This departmental paper was led by Ravi Balakrishnan and Nir Klein, under the overall guidance of Jörg Decressin.It has benefited immensely
View article: Commodity Cycles, Inequality, and Poverty in Latin America
Commodity Cycles, Inequality, and Poverty in Latin America Open
As noted above, Latin America is a region rich in commodities and from the mid-2000s until 2014 there was a
View article: COVID-19 within a large UK prison with a high number of vulnerable adults, march to june 2020: An outbreak investigation and screening event
COVID-19 within a large UK prison with a high number of vulnerable adults, march to june 2020: An outbreak investigation and screening event Open
View article: Whole Care Home Testing for Covid-19 in a Local Authority Area in the United Kingdom
Whole Care Home Testing for Covid-19 in a Local Authority Area in the United Kingdom Open
Objectives To describe the point prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in care homes reporting low numbers of cases of COVID-19. Design A cross-sectional study of care homes, ascertaining perceived disease burden using interviews with care home manager…
View article: What is Keeping U.S. Core Inflation Low: Insights from a Bottom-Up Approach
What is Keeping U.S. Core Inflation Low: Insights from a Bottom-Up Approach Open
Over the past two decades, U.S. core PCE goods and services inflation have evolved differently. Against the backdrop of global concerns of low inflation, we use this trend as motivation to develop a bottom-up model of U.S. inflation. We fi…
View article: What is Keeping U.S. Core Inflation Low: Insights from a Bottom-Up Approach
What is Keeping U.S. Core Inflation Low: Insights from a Bottom-Up Approach Open
View article: U.S. Dollar Dynamics: How Important are Policy Divergence and FX Risk Premiums?
U.S. Dollar Dynamics: How Important are Policy Divergence and FX Risk Premiums? Open
View article: Recent U.S. Labor Force Dynamics: Reversible or Not?
Recent U.S. Labor Force Dynamics: Reversible or Not? Open