This working paper 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. Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Economic impact of COVID-19 on tourism and remittances: Insights from Egypt
Clemens Breisinger - Senior Research Fellow in IFPRI’s Development Strategy and Governance Division (DSGD) and Head of IFPRI’s Egypt Strategy Support Program (ESSP), based in Cairo.
Abla Abdel Latif - Executive Director of the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES) in Cairo.
Mariam Raouf - Research Associate of IFPRI’s Egypt Strategy Support Program (ESSP), based in Cairo.
Manfred Wiebelt - Senior Research Fellow and Professor of Economics at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel, Germany.
As COVID-19 reaches everywhere, low- and middle-income countries are racing to respond to this massive and fast-moving challenge. In the first country blog post in this series, Clemens Breisinger and colleagues assess the pandemic’s economic impacts for Egypt. Household income, especially for the poor, will be hard-hit, linked to disruptions in tourism and declining remittances. The team provides initial policy insights for support to households and businesses. [...] Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
