The Covid-19 outbreak, a Failure of Social Protection System: A Policy Perspective of Energy and Economic Recovery

COVID-19 has proliferated personage suffering around the world. The virus is contagious medically and economically as well. The study's main aim is to examine the failure of the social protection system caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Three major dimensions of the social protection system have been addressed in this research—a shock to the labor market, health emergency, and massive change in energy usage. Covid pandemic had cost the world economy more than $2 trillion. The labor market is badly affected significantly; workers engaged in the informal economy. The Director-General (WHO) has declared the COVID-19 pandemic as a public health emergency of international concern. It is one of the highest levels of alarm by WHO in history. Global Energy Review 2020 shows that those complete lockdowns have a 25% decline in the energy demand per week. As economic activity slowdown due to the closure of the industry, banned transportation, and lockdown. Conclusively, it is examined that the coronavirus pandemic has brought a worldwide failure of social protection system required a comprehensive policy and a firmed leadership to stand against the outbreak

Impact of Tourism Receipts, FDI and Energy Usage on Economic Growth in South Asia

Purpose: The study examines the significant and direct influence of FDI and tourism income on economic growth in selected South Asian countries. . Design/Methodology/Approach: The study has made use of ARDL regression methodology to analyze the influence of tourism receipts, FDI and energy usage on economic growth.Findings: This study shows a strong long-term FDI, tourist receipts, and energy links, whereas the effects of these variables are less valuable in the short term.Implications/Originality/Value: It is generally recognized that FDI accompanies general economic expansion, the development of tourism, and the use of energy around the globe. However, several empirical outcomes have been disclosed in a long-standing discussion.&nbsp