The short-term impacts of COVID-19 on the Malawian economy 2020-2021: A SAM multiplier modeling analysis
This working paper builds on a report which was prepared for the 2020 ECAMA Lakeshore Conference in November 2020. It extends and updates the initial results of modeling undertaken by the International Food Policy Research Institute to assess the short-run impacts of COVID-19 control measures on the...
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| author | Baulch, Bob Botha, Rosemary Pauw, Karl |
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| description | This working paper builds on a report which was prepared for the 2020 ECAMA Lakeshore Conference in November 2020. It extends and updates the initial results of modeling undertaken by the International Food Policy Research Institute to assess the short-run impacts of COVID-19 control measures on the Malawian economy. We also consider the short-run effects of external shocks associated with disruptions in trade and tourism, investment, and remittance flows on the Malawian economy, as well as two medium-term paths assuming either faster or slower recovery during the remainder of 2020 and 2021. Using a Social Accounting Matrix multiplier model, we estimate GDP declines by around 16.5 percent during April/May 2020 due to social distancing measures. This leads to around 1.6 million people, mainly in rural areas, temporarily falling into poverty, although urban households suffer the largest income losses. We also model the impact of a faster and a slower lifting of restrictions and external shocks during the remainder of 2020 and 2021. With faster easing of restrictions, cumulative GDP gains turn positive by the third quarter of 2021 under the fast recovery scenario and exceed their pre-COVID-19 levels by US$178 million before the end of 2021. However, under the slow recovery scenario, Malawi’s GDP continues to decline until the end of 2020 before recovering during quarters 1 and 4 of 2021. However, this is not sufficient to wipe out the losses in quarters 2 to 4 of 2020, resulting in cumulative losses under the slow recovery scenario of US$332 million over the two years. Relative to the without COVID-19 scenario, US$937 million of GDP is lost under the fast recovery scenario and US$1,447 million under the slow recovery one. As both the development of the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic situation in Malawi are highly uncertain at the present time, the results reported in this paper should be regarded as interim estimates, which are subject to revision as the underlying health and economic data change. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1437542025-11-06T05:46:45Z The short-term impacts of COVID-19 on the Malawian economy 2020-2021: A SAM multiplier modeling analysis Baulch, Bob Botha, Rosemary Pauw, Karl models movement restrictions economic impact economic growth covid-19 tourism modelling agrifood systems multipliers This working paper builds on a report which was prepared for the 2020 ECAMA Lakeshore Conference in November 2020. It extends and updates the initial results of modeling undertaken by the International Food Policy Research Institute to assess the short-run impacts of COVID-19 control measures on the Malawian economy. We also consider the short-run effects of external shocks associated with disruptions in trade and tourism, investment, and remittance flows on the Malawian economy, as well as two medium-term paths assuming either faster or slower recovery during the remainder of 2020 and 2021. Using a Social Accounting Matrix multiplier model, we estimate GDP declines by around 16.5 percent during April/May 2020 due to social distancing measures. This leads to around 1.6 million people, mainly in rural areas, temporarily falling into poverty, although urban households suffer the largest income losses. We also model the impact of a faster and a slower lifting of restrictions and external shocks during the remainder of 2020 and 2021. With faster easing of restrictions, cumulative GDP gains turn positive by the third quarter of 2021 under the fast recovery scenario and exceed their pre-COVID-19 levels by US$178 million before the end of 2021. However, under the slow recovery scenario, Malawi’s GDP continues to decline until the end of 2020 before recovering during quarters 1 and 4 of 2021. However, this is not sufficient to wipe out the losses in quarters 2 to 4 of 2020, resulting in cumulative losses under the slow recovery scenario of US$332 million over the two years. Relative to the without COVID-19 scenario, US$937 million of GDP is lost under the fast recovery scenario and US$1,447 million under the slow recovery one. As both the development of the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic situation in Malawi are highly uncertain at the present time, the results reported in this paper should be regarded as interim estimates, which are subject to revision as the underlying health and economic data change. 2020-12-01 2024-05-22T12:16:37Z 2024-05-22T12:16:37Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143754 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134160 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Baulch, Bob; Botha, Rosemary; and Pauw, Karl. 2020. The short-term impacts of COVID-19 on the Malawian economy 2020-2021: A SAM multiplier modeling analysis. MaSSP Working Paper 37. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134206. |
| spellingShingle | models movement restrictions economic impact economic growth covid-19 tourism modelling agrifood systems multipliers Baulch, Bob Botha, Rosemary Pauw, Karl The short-term impacts of COVID-19 on the Malawian economy 2020-2021: A SAM multiplier modeling analysis |
| title | The short-term impacts of COVID-19 on the Malawian economy 2020-2021: A SAM multiplier modeling analysis |
| title_full | The short-term impacts of COVID-19 on the Malawian economy 2020-2021: A SAM multiplier modeling analysis |
| title_fullStr | The short-term impacts of COVID-19 on the Malawian economy 2020-2021: A SAM multiplier modeling analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | The short-term impacts of COVID-19 on the Malawian economy 2020-2021: A SAM multiplier modeling analysis |
| title_short | The short-term impacts of COVID-19 on the Malawian economy 2020-2021: A SAM multiplier modeling analysis |
| title_sort | short term impacts of covid 19 on the malawian economy 2020 2021 a sam multiplier modeling analysis |
| topic | models movement restrictions economic impact economic growth covid-19 tourism modelling agrifood systems multipliers |
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