Reported Social Unrest Index: August 2023 Update
IMF Working Papers, August 18, 2023
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- Reported Social Unrest Index: August 2023 Update
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Bibliographic details
- Authors: Philip Barrett, Euihyun Bae
- Published: August 18, 2023
- Series: IMF Working Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400252266.001
Summary
- This paper is the second update of the Reported Social Unrest Index (Barrett et al. 2022), outlining developments in global social unrest since March 2022.
- It shows that the fraction of countries experiencing major social unrest events has been stable.
- Reasons for social unrest can be broadly categorized as stemming from sdebate over constitutional issues, protests connected to specific policies, and other generalized disorder.
Major findings
- Second update of the Reported Social Unrest Index covering developments since March 2022.
- The fraction of countries experiencing major social unrest events has been stable.
Categorization of reasons for social unrest
- Stemming from sdebate over constitutional issues.
- Protests connected to specific policies.
- Other generalized disorder.
Subjects and keywords
- Subject: COVID-19, Expenditure, Financial markets, Health, Machine learning, Pension reform, Pension spending, Stock markets, Technology
- Keywords: attempts to proxy, copyright page, COVID-19, fraction of country, Global, IMF surveillance, Machine learning, Pension reform, Pension spending, Stock markets, update of the Reported Social Unrest Index
Reported Social Unrest Index: August 2023 Update, IMF Working Papers 2023, 168 (2023), accessed 9/16/2026.
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