Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Global Economy Dissertation Topics

Research Aim: This study intends to find the impact of COVID-19 on the creation and elimination of employment around the globe. It will show COVID-19 forced businesses around the world to let go of some jobs and adopt new ones. It will further show what kind of skills employee requires to work in the post-COVID world. Moreover, it will show the effects of COVID-19 employment disruptions on the equilibrium in the job markets (labor demand vs. supply) and the new wage rates.

Research Aim: This research analyzes the impact of COVID-19 on the emerging economies’ progress in CO_2 emission reduction goal to restart their economies. It will assess the effects of COVID-19 on emerging economies’ aggregate production and employment levels. Therefore, it will show whether to take aggregate output and employment back to pre-COVID levels, do emerging economies need to forgo their CO_2 emission reduction goals. Moreover, it will use successful cases to recommend small emerging economies to increase output and employment and carry on CO_2 emission reduction goals.

Research Aim: This research assesses the global inequality in the vaccination distribution among underdeveloped and developing countries. It will find the political and economic factors which influenced the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. Moreover, it will analyze the impact of inequality within underdeveloped and developing countries on vaccine distribution among the rich and poor. It will also find why underdeveloped and developing countries can’t vaccinate the entire population? How can they vaccinate the whole population, and what is the cost per individual?

Research Aim: This study investigates the International Political Economy (IPE) of COVID-19. It identifies the major political and economic winners of this pandemic. It will find how some political powers and businesses took advantage of the pandemic and increased their political and financial capital. It will analyze significant countries such as the US, China, Japan, etc. Large businesses such as Google, Apple, Amazon, Pizer, etc., took advantage of the pandemic by selling new products. Moreover, it will highlight some significant lessons from the pandemic, which can help small countries to prepare themselves for the future.

Research Aim: This study will focus on identifying the impacts of Coronavirus on the global economy.

Research Aim: This research aims at identifying the impacts of coronavirus on the real estate sector. Is real estate a better option for investment during COVID-19?

Research Aim: This research aims at identifying the impacts of Coronavirus on the stock market.

Research Aim: This research aims at identifying the impacts of Coronavirus on banking and the future of banking after the pandemic. What are the predictions? What challenges may come across? How to overcome those challenges?

Research Aim: The research would assess how the Coronavirus has spread worldwide. This would include the source of the virus, which is Wuhan, China. Along with it, the factors responsible for the spread of the virus, such as physical contacting, sneezing, and coughing must be discussed. The current death toll that has occurred because of the blowout of the virus must be discussed along with the countries affected the most such as Italy. The research aims to study the spread and effect of viruses overall.

Research Aim: The research must assess the disruption that has been created by the spread of COVID-19 in the world. This must include the countries’ global lockdown and the shutting of industries, resulting in soaring unemployment rates and a dramatic decline in economic statistics. The research aims to look at the economic consequences generated by the outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19 in general.

Research Aim: The research must assess the reasons behind the rising suffering in the specific business sectors and industries, for instance, the supply chain is suffering because China has become the manufacturing hub, which has brought disruption in the supply chain of the whole industry due to complete lockdown in the country. The research aims to study majorly affected regions such as the entertainment sector, tourism industry, restaurant sector, etc.

Research Aim: The recent expected changes by the professionals about the impact of COVID-19 on the global economic statistics must be discussed in the research such as the estimated growth rates of the world and China were predicted to be 0% and 1.6%, respectively, for the year 2020 by the Ethan Harris, head of global economic research in the Bank of America according to his recent interview. Similarly, articles from other professionals must be included in the research to focus on the effects of an outbreak on the economy.

Research Aim: The research must assess the impact that the outbreak of the virus would have on the economy and, specifically, consumer behaviour as they drive three-quarters of the economic activity and are declining at a great pace. The impact on both small and large business enterprises must also be discussed in the research. The research aims to see whether the spread of the virus would alter consumer behaviour and the behaviours consumers would adapt.

Research Aim: The research would assess both the bad and the good side of the economy created by the spread of coronavirus COVID-19, such as the recession caused by the outbreak of the virus which is the bad side of the economy. The positive side consists of a reduction in mass consumption and stronger domestic supply chains.

Research Aim: The research would assess the regions (cities and countries) which are being affected by the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 and the major impacted business industries such as the food industries like the restaurants are completely locked down after the outbreak of the virus and the people that were engaged in those industries are unemployed now. The research aims to focus on such industries and the impact of their lowered productivity on the economy.

Research Aim: The financial markets, for example, stock markets, are a great indicator of the economy’s stability. The research aims to focus on the effect on the financial markets generated by the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 such as the crash of global financial market 28th of March’ 2020 must be discussed herein which the people throughout the world witnessed a dramatic decline in the global stock market. The effects of this incident on the economy must be included in the research.

Research Aim: The research would assess the consequences and the recession, which has already hit some parts of the world and is likely to hit others. The research aims to study the types of recessions that the world is likely to face, such as real recession, financial crisis, and policy recession. The consequences and the likelihood of an economic recession must be discussed in the research.

Research Aim: Once the virus has been eliminated from the world and the people are cured through medical assistance, it would now be a crucial responsibility of the governments to get the economies back to their original conditions. The research aims to look at the recovery paths, consisting of a V-shaped, U-shaped, and L-shaped recovery path based on the economy’s scenario and condition. The effects of each type of recovery path must be discussed along with the fiscal and monetary policies applied.

Research Aim: The research would assess the intensity of the economic consequences of Coronavirus as it would help assess how long they would last in the economy. The research aims to assess certain aspects affected by the recession, such as the wealth of the people, the performance of financial markets and the consumer’s behaviour, and the disruption in the supply chain. The lasting capability of the recession depends on the disturbance in these regions mainly.

Research Aim: The research must assess the economic disruptions created by the outbreak of COVID-19 and the government’s role in controlling those risks. The research aims to study the historical insights of the roles played by the leaders at the times of recessions in the economy and apply them to the present time. Leaders play a great role in controlling the recessionary period of the economy.

Research Aim: The research must first assess what WHO has described  COVID-19 and what precautions it has asked the people to take. The research aims to link the precautionary measures suggested by WHO for controlling the spread of the pandemic, which would eventually result in the betterment of the economy as people would return to their work and the industries would start to function again.

Research Aim: The research must assess the alternative working practices which the businesses have adopted. The research aims to study the ‘work from home’ strategy of the business, its advantages and disadvantages, and how it disrupts the smooth functioning of the businesses. The research may include the interviews or the views of people studying or working from home in the current situation.

Research Aim: The research would assess the most affected industries: the ‘tourism industry’ and ‘food industry’. The research aims to study the companies in the respective industries and how they fail with their rapidly declining profits. The research must study the huge airline industries such as Emirates and international food chains such as McDonald’s and their losses in the current situation.

Research Aim: The research must assess the lockdowns currently occurring throughout the globe and which has jammed the economic wheel completely. The research aims to evaluate the factors responsible for the city lockdowns and the people’s alternative ways. This must include the scarcity of resources as people have started to hoard the frequently used items.

Research Aim: The research must assess the intensity of the recession created by the COVID-19 and its effects on the economy of the world. The research aims to get an insight into the government activities in this regard and the business industry, which would indicate the likeliness of the recessionary phase turning into depression. Recommendations could be made to point out what changes must be brought for controlling the economic situation.

Research Aim: The research would assess the role the government of every country is playing to control the spread of Coronavirus, such as the medical aids given to the people with the role of the medical department of the countries. The research aims to look at the government’s role to save the people, ultimately saving the collapsing economy. The role of the World Health Organization must also be discussed in that regard.

Research Aim: The research would assess the alternative ways businesses adapt to cope with the recession, such as creating a cross-functional response team for COVID-19, supply chain stabilization, and moving to online platforms to get closer to the customers. The research aims to look at how the companies know the people’s demands and fulfill their needs despite the difficult situation.

Research Aim: The research aims to look at the historical records of how companies have coped while going through a recessionary phase, the strategies they adopted and kept the employees motivated. The research could use examples from the recession of 2008 and recommend strategies to the company.