Economic impacts of COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: A review of phone survey evidence
As in most low and middle-income countries, the paucity of timely economic data in Ethiopia makes it difficult to understand the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. To mitigate this, several organizations have launched phone surveys to gather more information about the crisis. This research r...
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| description | As in most low and middle-income countries, the paucity of timely economic data in Ethiopia makes it difficult to understand the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. To mitigate this, several organizations have launched phone surveys to gather more information about the crisis. This research report reviews the available phone survey evidence as of mid-August 2020 and identifies knowledge gaps. First, the available evidence suggest that the pandemic has not led to unusually large increases in food prices. However, a case study in the vegetable sector suggests that price dynamics are highly context and crop specific, calling for more comprehensive price monitoring to identify food value chains and areas where food price increases may have been unusually rapid. Second, employment losses have concentrated on informal sector workers while redundancies in the formal sector have been less significant. Third, there is considerable uncertainty about the income, poverty, and food security implications of this crisis. While most households report income losses, the qualitative and subjective nature of these questions mean that the magnitudes of these losses are unknown. In Addis Ababa, less subjective food security measures indicate only small negative changes in household food and nutrition security. Finally, due to limited access to mobile phones in rural areas, we have imperfect and incomplete information on how this crisis is affecting rural households. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1432362025-11-06T05:27:28Z Economic impacts of COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: A review of phone survey evidence Hirvonen, Kalle income economic impact surveys covid-19 employment households food supply food security food prices rural areas As in most low and middle-income countries, the paucity of timely economic data in Ethiopia makes it difficult to understand the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. To mitigate this, several organizations have launched phone surveys to gather more information about the crisis. This research report reviews the available phone survey evidence as of mid-August 2020 and identifies knowledge gaps. First, the available evidence suggest that the pandemic has not led to unusually large increases in food prices. However, a case study in the vegetable sector suggests that price dynamics are highly context and crop specific, calling for more comprehensive price monitoring to identify food value chains and areas where food price increases may have been unusually rapid. Second, employment losses have concentrated on informal sector workers while redundancies in the formal sector have been less significant. Third, there is considerable uncertainty about the income, poverty, and food security implications of this crisis. While most households report income losses, the qualitative and subjective nature of these questions mean that the magnitudes of these losses are unknown. In Addis Ababa, less subjective food security measures indicate only small negative changes in household food and nutrition security. Finally, due to limited access to mobile phones in rural areas, we have imperfect and incomplete information on how this crisis is affecting rural households. 2020-08-01 2024-05-22T12:12:40Z 2024-05-22T12:12:40Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143236 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133909 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133931 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Hirvonen, Kalle. 2020. Economic impacts of COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: A review of phone survey evidence. ESSP Working Paper 151. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133947. |
| spellingShingle | income economic impact surveys covid-19 employment households food supply food security food prices rural areas Hirvonen, Kalle Economic impacts of COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: A review of phone survey evidence |
| title | Economic impacts of COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: A review of phone survey evidence |
| title_full | Economic impacts of COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: A review of phone survey evidence |
| title_fullStr | Economic impacts of COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: A review of phone survey evidence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Economic impacts of COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: A review of phone survey evidence |
| title_short | Economic impacts of COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: A review of phone survey evidence |
| title_sort | economic impacts of covid 19 pandemic in ethiopia a review of phone survey evidence |
| topic | income economic impact surveys covid-19 employment households food supply food security food prices rural areas |
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