The Economic Impact of the 2014 Ebola Epidemic : Short and Medium Term Estimates for West Africa

The Economic Impact of the 2014 Ebola Epidemic : Short and Medium Term Estimates for West Africa

The 2014 outbreak of the Ebola virus disease in West Africa has taken a devastating human toll. Although the outbreak originated in rural Guinea, it has hit hardest in Liberia and Sierra Leone, in part because it has reached urban areas in these tw...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ADVERSE EFFECTS AGED AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE AIR AIRPORT BARS BEER BEVERAGES BORDER CROSSINGS BORDER TRAFFIC BOTTLED WATER BOTTLENECKS BREWERY CANDLES CAPITAL FLIGHT CASSAVA CENTRAL BANK COCOA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMER PURCHASING CONTAGION CONTAINERS DEMAND FOR FOOD DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DIESEL DIESEL FUEL DIMINISHING RETURNS DISEASE DISEASE CONTROL DISEASE OUTBREAKS DISEASES DOMESTIC TRANSPORT DOMESTIC TRAVEL EBOLA EBOLA VIRUS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC FORECASTING ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMIC SECTORS EDIBLE OILS EMERGENCY MEASURES EMERGENCY RESPONSE EPIDEMIC EXCHANGE RATES EXPORT GROWTH EXPORTS FAMILIES FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS FLIGHT CONNECTIONS FOOD INSECURITY FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD RATIONS FOOD SECURITY FOOD SHORTAGES FOOD STAPLES FOOD STOCKS FOOD TRANSPORT FOODS FORECASTS FRUIT FUEL FUEL PRICES GDP GROWTH PROJECTIONS GROWTH RATE HAND WASHING HAZARD HEALTH CARE HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH WORKERS HOSPITALS HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INFECTION INFLATION INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL IRON ISOLATION LEADING INDICATORS LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES MACROECONOMICS MALNUTRITION MARKETING MEDICINE MIGRATION MOBILITY MORBIDITY MORTALITY NURSES OILS & FATS PALM OIL PASSENGERS PATIENT PATIENTS PER CAPITA INCOME PLASTICS PRICE INCREASES PUBLIC HEALTH PURCHASING POWER REAL GDP RESTAURANTS RICE ROAD ROAD CONDITIONS ROOMS RUBBER SOFT DRINKS SYMPTOMS TAX TAX REVENUE TAXIS TOLL TOTAL REVENUE TRAFFIC TRANSIT TRANSIT TRADE TRANSPORT TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORTATION TRAVELERS TREATMENT TRUE VICTIMS WEALTH WFP WHEAT WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/10/20270083/economic-impact-2014-ebola-epidemic-short-medium-term-estimates-west-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20396

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