Guérin Isabelle auteur aut IRD Michiels S. auteur aut IRD Natal A. auteur aut IRD Nordman Christophe auteur aut IRD Venkatasubramanian G. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access What are the consequences of the COVID-19 lockdown on household debt ? Drawing on quantitative and qualitative data collected in rural Tamil Nadu, this paper highlights the massive risks of financial fragility. Quantitative data show a very high level of pre-COVID-19 debt, and the lockdown was accompanied by a large-scale suspension of repayments. At the same time, there was a halt to unsecured debt and an erosion of the trust that cements most transactions. Last, but not the least, the emergence of new forms of secured debt that seriously threaten household assets was observed. specialized INDE TAMIL NADU 095DEVEL 106PROSO 050EPID 57 1 41-49 2022 0012-9976 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084139 0012-9976 [F B010084139] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084139 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2022-02/010084139.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2022-01-07 2023-11-20 fdi:010084139 fre