The Welfare Implications of COVID-19 for Fragile and Conflict-Affected Areas

Understanding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on households’ welfare in areas at the admin-1 level subject to fragility, conflict, and violence is important to inform programs and policies in this context. Harmonized data from high-frequency p...

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Main Authors: Tabakis, Chrysostomos, Ten, Gi Khan, Merfeld, Joshua D., Newhouse, David, Pape, Utz, Weber, Michael
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2022
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099402506132222309/IDU011c8bf3e0d81804c88083190e76adbe5f4d9
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spelling okr-10986-375462022-07-07T14:31:44Z The Welfare Implications of COVID-19 for Fragile and Conflict-Affected Areas Tabakis, Chrysostomos Ten, Gi Khan Merfeld, Joshua D. Newhouse, David Pape, Utz Weber, Michael HOUSEHOLD WELFARE FRAGILITY CONFLICT VIOLENCE INEQUALITY COVID-19 RESTRICTION SOCIAL IMPACT PANDEMIC SOCIAL IMPACT COVID IN CONFLICT-AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS FOOD INSECURITY Understanding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on households’ welfare in areas at the admin-1 level subject to fragility, conflict, and violence is important to inform programs and policies in this context. Harmonized data from high-frequency phone surveys indicate that, at the onset of the pandemic, a higher fraction of households in areas affected by fragility, conflict, and violence reported income declines and a higher fraction of respondents reported that they had stopped working since the beginning of the crisis. Households in areas affected by fragility, conflict, and violence were far less likely to report receiving government assistance than those in other areas. These findings suggest that the initial effects of the pandemic exacerbated preexisting economic gaps between areas affected by fragility, conflict, and violence and other areas, indicating that an even larger effort will be necessary in areas affected by fragility, conflict, and violence to recover from COVID-19, with implications for funding needs and policy as well as program design. 2022-06-14T21:23:47Z 2022-06-14T21:23:47Z 2022-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099402506132222309/IDU011c8bf3e0d81804c88083190e76adbe5f4d9 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37546 English Policy Research Working Papers;10081 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
FRAGILITY
CONFLICT
VIOLENCE
INEQUALITY
COVID-19 RESTRICTION SOCIAL IMPACT
PANDEMIC SOCIAL IMPACT
COVID IN CONFLICT-AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS
FOOD INSECURITY
spellingShingle HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
FRAGILITY
CONFLICT
VIOLENCE
INEQUALITY
COVID-19 RESTRICTION SOCIAL IMPACT
PANDEMIC SOCIAL IMPACT
COVID IN CONFLICT-AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS
FOOD INSECURITY
Tabakis, Chrysostomos
Ten, Gi Khan
Merfeld, Joshua D.
Newhouse, David
Pape, Utz
Weber, Michael
The Welfare Implications of COVID-19 for Fragile and Conflict-Affected Areas
relation Policy Research Working Papers;10081
description Understanding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on households’ welfare in areas at the admin-1 level subject to fragility, conflict, and violence is important to inform programs and policies in this context. Harmonized data from high-frequency phone surveys indicate that, at the onset of the pandemic, a higher fraction of households in areas affected by fragility, conflict, and violence reported income declines and a higher fraction of respondents reported that they had stopped working since the beginning of the crisis. Households in areas affected by fragility, conflict, and violence were far less likely to report receiving government assistance than those in other areas. These findings suggest that the initial effects of the pandemic exacerbated preexisting economic gaps between areas affected by fragility, conflict, and violence and other areas, indicating that an even larger effort will be necessary in areas affected by fragility, conflict, and violence to recover from COVID-19, with implications for funding needs and policy as well as program design.
format Working Paper
author Tabakis, Chrysostomos
Ten, Gi Khan
Merfeld, Joshua D.
Newhouse, David
Pape, Utz
Weber, Michael
author_facet Tabakis, Chrysostomos
Ten, Gi Khan
Merfeld, Joshua D.
Newhouse, David
Pape, Utz
Weber, Michael
author_sort Tabakis, Chrysostomos
title The Welfare Implications of COVID-19 for Fragile and Conflict-Affected Areas
title_short The Welfare Implications of COVID-19 for Fragile and Conflict-Affected Areas
title_full The Welfare Implications of COVID-19 for Fragile and Conflict-Affected Areas
title_fullStr The Welfare Implications of COVID-19 for Fragile and Conflict-Affected Areas
title_full_unstemmed The Welfare Implications of COVID-19 for Fragile and Conflict-Affected Areas
title_sort welfare implications of covid-19 for fragile and conflict-affected areas
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2022
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099402506132222309/IDU011c8bf3e0d81804c88083190e76adbe5f4d9
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