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INCOME SHOCK [2 records]

Record 1 2023-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Fluctuations
  • Remuneration (Personnel Management)
CONT

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of [many] workers to income shocks when demand for their services suddenly drops.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fluctuations économiques
  • Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
CONT

La pandémie de COVID-19 a […] exposé la vulnérabilité de [nombreux] travailleurs aux chocs de revenu lorsque la demande de services chutait soudainement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fluctuaciones económicas
  • Remuneración (Gestión del personal)
CONT

La labor para mitigar los efectos de las crisis financieras es fundamental, porque éstas afectan gravemente a los pobres, que están menos preparados para hacerles frente y sufren más las consecuencias de una crisis en los ingresos.

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Record 2 2010-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Fluctuations
  • National and International Economics
CONT

A currency shock will spare only those businesses whose income is mainly in foreign currencies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fluctuations économiques
  • Économie nationale et internationale
CONT

[...] le choc monétaire introduit un mouvement de dépréciation de la monnaie, mouvement qui se résorbe de lui-même sans pour autant ramener la devise à sa position initiale.

Spanish

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