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Reported Social Unrest Index: August 2023 Update
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Mr. Philip Barrett
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Euihyun Bae
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Series:
IMF Working Papers
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2023: Issue 168
Language:
English
Publication Date:
18 Aug 2023
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400252266.001
ISBN:
9798400252266
ISSN:
1018-5941
Pages:
8
Keywords:
attempts to proxy; fraction of country; copyright page; update of the Reported Social Unrest Index; IMF surveillance; Pension spending; Machine learning; Pension reform; Stock markets; COVID-19; Global
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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.
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