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The Economic Impact of the 2014 Ebola Epidemic : Short and Medium Term Estimates for Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-17T20:19:59Z
dc.date.available2014-09-17T20:19:59Z
dc.date.issued2014-09-17
dc.description.abstractThe 2014 outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa has taken a horrible 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 two countries, a factor that distinguishes this outbreak from previous episodes elsewhere. As of September 10, 2014, there had been 2,281 recorded deaths out of 4,614 suspected or confirmed cases of Ebola. Experts fear that the true numbers may be two to four times larger, due to underreporting. Misery and suffering have been intense, especially in Liberia where doctors have had to turning patients away for lack of space in Ebola treatment centers. Inevitably, before the outbreak is contained the human impacts will increase considerably over these numbers. Epidemiological estimates are acknowledged as highly uncertain and are not the subject of this note. What is certain is that limiting the human cost will require significant financial resources and a concerted partnership between international partners and the affected countries. Particularly in Liberia and Sierra Leone, government capacity is already overrun and the epidemic is impacting macroeconomic activity and budgetary resources. This note informs the response to the epidemic by estimating these macroeconomic and fiscal effects. Any such exercise is necessarily highly imprecise due to limited data and many uncertain factors, but it is still necessary in order to plan the economic assistance that must accompany the immediate humanitarian response. The goal is to help affected countries to recover and return to the robust economic growth they had experienced until the offset of this crisis.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/09/20214465/economic-impact-2014-ebola-epidemic-short-medium-term-estimates-guinea-liberia-sierra-leone
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/20218
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/20218
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADVERSE CONSEQUENCES
dc.subjectADVERSE EFFECT
dc.subjectADVERSE EFFECTS
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL GROWTH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAIRPORT
dc.subjectAIRPORTS
dc.subjectAVIAN INFLUENZA
dc.subjectBARS
dc.subjectBEER
dc.subjectBEVERAGES
dc.subjectBORDER TRAFFIC
dc.subjectBOTTLED WATER
dc.subjectBOTTLENECKS
dc.subjectBREWERY
dc.subjectCANDLES
dc.subjectCAPITAL FLIGHT
dc.subjectCASSAVA
dc.subjectCENTRAL BANK
dc.subjectCOCOA
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectCONTAGION
dc.subjectCONTAINERS
dc.subjectCROSSINGS
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR FOOD
dc.subjectDIESEL
dc.subjectDISEASE
dc.subjectDISEASE OUTBREAKS
dc.subjectDISEASE SURVEILLANCE
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC TRANSPORT
dc.subjectDOMESTIC TRAVEL
dc.subjectEBOLA
dc.subjectEBOLA VIRUS
dc.subjectECONOMIC FORECASTING
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACT
dc.subjectECONOMIC RISK
dc.subjectECONOMIC SECTORS
dc.subjectEDIBLE OILS
dc.subjectEMERGENCY MEASURES
dc.subjectEMERGENCY RESPONSE
dc.subjectEMERGENCY TREATMENT
dc.subjectEPIDEMIC
dc.subjectEPIDEMICS
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFOOD IMPORTS
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFOOD RATIONS
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD STAPLES
dc.subjectFOOD STOCKS
dc.subjectFOODS
dc.subjectFORECASTS
dc.subjectFRUIT
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectFUEL PRICES
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectHAZARD
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH WORKERS
dc.subjectHOSPITALS
dc.subjectINFECTION
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINFLUENZA
dc.subjectINFLUENZA CONTROL
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
dc.subjectIRON
dc.subjectISOLATION
dc.subjectLEADING INDICATORS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNURSES
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOILS & FATS
dc.subjectPALM OIL
dc.subjectPANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS
dc.subjectPASSENGERS
dc.subjectPATIENTS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPLASTICS
dc.subjectPRICE INCREASES
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectREAL GDP
dc.subjectRESTAURANTS
dc.subjectRICE
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROOMS
dc.subjectRUBBER
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSOFT DRINKS
dc.subjectSPILLOVER IMPACTS
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAX REVENUE
dc.subjectTAXIS
dc.subjectTOLL
dc.subjectTOTAL REVENUE
dc.subjectTRAFFIC
dc.subjectTRANSIT
dc.subjectTRANSIT TRADE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRAVELERS
dc.subjectTREATMENT
dc.subjectTRUE
dc.subjectVICTIMS
dc.subjectWFP
dc.subjectWHEAT
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORLD FOOD PROGRAM
dc.titleThe Economic Impact of the 2014 Ebola Epidemic : Short and Medium Term Estimates for Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leoneen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.date.disclosure2014-09-17
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:32:24.780515Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/09/20214465/economic-impact-2014-ebola-epidemic-short-medium-term-estimates-guinea-liberia-sierra-leone
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000470435_20140917071539
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum20214465
okr.identifier.report90748
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryGuinea
okr.region.countryLiberia
okr.region.countrySierra Leone
okr.relation.associatedurlhttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/20599
okr.relation.associatedurlhttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/20592
okr.relation.associatedurlhttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/20396
okr.relation.associatedurlhttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/21303
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicFood and Beverage Industry
okr.topicDisease Control and Prevention
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.topicTransport
okr.topicIndustry
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitOffice of the Chief Economist (AFRCE)
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