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Publication Nepal - Impacts of COVID-19 on Work and Wages in 2020: Policy Brief(Washington, DC: World Bank, 2021-11-01) World BankThis brief describes the results of the labor market module, which tracks changes in employment status, job type, and labor earnings. Job- and earnings-related outcomes are tracked in three periods: (a) in January 2020; (b) at the time of the first lockdowns (March–April 2020), through a series of retrospective questions; and (c) in the previous seven days, through standard questions about current work status. This retrospective panel design allows for the assessment of changes in labor market outcomes for economically active people in 2020. A complimentary brief examines the impacts of income shocks on the ability to meet basic needs and the coping strategies available to households.Publication Nepal - Assistance and Coping Strategies in 2020 During COVID-19: Policy Brief(Washington, DC: World Bank, 2021-11-01) World BankThe data used in this brief come from the first round of the World Bank’s South Asia COVID-19 Phone Monitoring Survey, which surveyed individuals in the eight South Asia Region (SAR) countries. The survey assessed the short-run impacts of COVID-19 on the labor market, the impacts of income shocks on the ability to meet basic needs, and the coping strategies available to households. This brief summarizes the findings from the safety net and coping mechanisms module. A complementary brief details the labor market impacts of the COVID-19 crisis in Nepal.