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41. “COVID-19 High-Frequency Monitoring Dashboard,” World Bank Group, Washington, DC, http://www.worldbank.org/en/data/interactive/2020/11/11 /covid-19-high-frequency-monitoring-dashboard. 42. The single-person household benefit was set at R$150 (US$28.5), and the female-headed household benefit was set at R$375 (US$ 71.25). 43. https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/business/2021/03/30/novo-auxilio -emergencial-lista-de-quem-tem-direito-deve-sair-nesta-quinta-1/. 44. Decree 10852, https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/-/decreto-n-10.852-de-8 -de-novembro-de-2021-357706502. 45. https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/mercado/2021/08/bolsonaro-entrega-ao -congresso-mp-do-novo-bolsa-familia-e-pec-dos-precatorios.shtml. 46. www.royalkidu.bt. 47. Eligible loan borrowers also received a total interest waiver for three months, followed by a 50 percent interest waiver. 48. Applicants in phase III, which initially covered October to December 2020, did not need to reapply for phase IV to provide immediate relief during the second national lockdown. 49. The government also simplified enrollment processes, with eligibility checks done mostly through data matching or ex post (https://globalnews.ca/news /6804623/coronavirus-all-cerb-applications-approved/). 50. Tracey Lindeman, 2020, https://fortune.com/2020/10/23/canada-unemployment -cerb-economy-growth-coronavirus/. 51. The calculation is done for the countries with pre–COVID-19 coverage measured in ASPIRE. The baseline data should be taken as an upper bound estimate since administrative data tend to overestimate rates due to possible program overlaps.
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