IMF Working Papers

Reported Social Unrest Index: March 2022 Update

By Philip Barrett

May 6, 2022

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Philip Barrett. Reported Social Unrest Index: March 2022 Update, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2022) accessed October 13, 2024

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Summary

This paper updates the Reported Social Unrest Index of Barrett et al (2020), reviewing recent developments in social unrest worldwide since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic. It shows that unrest was elevated during late 2019, coincident with widespread protests in Latin America. Unrest then fell markedly during the early stages of the pandemic as voluntary and involuntary social distancing struck. Social unrest has since returned but generally remains below levels seen in 2019.

Subject: COVID-19, Health

Keywords: Caribbean, Copyright page, COVID-19, Et al, Global, Machine learning technique, Media coverage, RSUI-identified events, Social unrest, Unrest vulnerability

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    8

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2022/084

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA2022084

  • ISBN:

    9798400209253

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941