@misc{30965,
title = {Research Insights: Can Better Infrastructure Offset the Negative Impacts That COVID-19 Has Had on Productivity in Different Economic Sectors?},
author = {Ahumada, Hildegart and Cavallo, Eduardo A. and Espina-Mairal, Santos and Navajas, Fernando},
year = {2021},
doi = {10.18235/0003682},
abstract = {The effects of COVID-19 have been stronger in service-related subsectors, where supply and/or demand were constrained by lockdowns and social distancing measures. The losses in these subsectors have had direct impacts-through their weight in countries GDP-and indirect impacts through their effect on other sectors. In Latin America, effects on the three most affected sectors-wholesale, retail, and hospitality services; construction; and manufacturing-add up to a 4.9 percent hit to economy-wide labor productivity through direct and indirect channels. Large productivity improvements in infrastructure may be needed to fully compensate for the negative productivity losses traceable to COVID-19.},
url = {https://doi.org/10.18235/0003682}
}