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Long COVID: The Evolution of Household Welfare in Developing Countries during the Pandemic

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dc.contributor.authorBrunckhorst, Ben
dc.contributor.authorCojocaru, Alexandru
dc.contributor.authorHill, Ruth
dc.contributor.authorKim, Yeon Soo
dc.contributor.authorKugler, Maurice
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-14T17:19:34Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-06T15:55:36Z
dc.date.available2023-02-14T17:19:34Z
dc.date.available2023-03-06T15:55:36Z
dc.date.issued2023-02
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the welfare impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, using harmonized data from 343 high-frequency phone surveys conducted in 80 economies during 2020 and 2021, representing more than 2.5 billion people. The analysis focuses on the scarring effects of the initial losses of employment and income by examining their evolution over time across and within countries, as restrictions on mobility and economic activity were introduced and then gradually relaxed. The employment and welfare outcomes of some groups that were impacted to a greater degree initially—including women, informal workers, and those with less education—have been improving at a slower pace. The social protection response in lower-income economies was largely insufficient to protect households from the pandemic shock. Unmitigated welfare losses, as seen for example from the large share of households indicating income losses well into 2021, are highly correlated with food insecurity, which likely led some households to sell physical assets and deplete their savings. Without proper remediation, the uneven welfare impacts associated with COVID-19 may be amplified over the medium to long term, leading to future increases in poverty and inequality.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099826402072318968/IDU07ef9152e081d904fcd09b0c08cd7f9ddb61e
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10300
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/39419
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 10300
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectCOVID-19 IMPACTS
dc.subjectWELFARE
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET IMPACTS
dc.subjectPHONE SURVEY DATA
dc.subjectGENDERED COVID IMPACT
dc.subjectCOVID AND INFORMAL WORKERS
dc.titleLong COVIDen
dc.title.subtitleThe Evolution of Household Welfare in Developing Countries during the Pandemicen
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okr.crossref.titleLong COVID: The Evolution of Household Welfare in Developing Countries during the Pandemic
okr.date.disclosure2023-02
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:21:48.652479Z
okr.date.lastmodified2023-02-07T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeWorking Papers
okr.doctypeWorking Papers::Policy Research Working Papers
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099826402072318968/IDU07ef9152e081d904fcd09b0c08cd7f9ddb61e
okr.guid099826402072318968
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10300
okr.identifier.externaldocumentumIDU-7ef9152e-81d9-4fcd-9b0c-8cd7f9ddb61e
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum33997417
okr.identifier.reportWPS10300
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okr.topicGender::Gender and Poverty
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Employment and Shared Growth
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Living Standards
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::SARS
okr.unitEFI-Poverty and Equity-GE (EPVGE)
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