The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Implications for Rural Economies

Jeremy Phillipson, Matthew Gorton, Roger Turner, Mark Shucksmith, Katie Aitken-McDermott, Francisco Areal, Paul Cowie, Carmen Hubbard, Sara Maioli, Ruth McAreavey, Diogo Souza-Monteiro, Robert Newbery, Luca Panzone, Frances Rowe and Sally Shortall
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Jeremy Phillipson: Centre for Rural Economy Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
Roger Turner: Centre for Rural Economy Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
Mark Shucksmith: Centre for Rural Economy Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
Katie Aitken-McDermott: Centre for Rural Economy Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
Paul Cowie: Centre for Rural Economy Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
Carmen Hubbard: Centre for Rural Economy Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
Sara Maioli: Centre for Rural Economy Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
Ruth McAreavey: Centre for Rural Economy Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
Diogo Souza-Monteiro: Centre for Rural Economy Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
Robert Newbery: Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK
Frances Rowe: Centre for Rural Economy Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
Sally Shortall: Centre for Rural Economy Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 10, 1-9

Abstract: This paper presents a rapid assessment of current and likely future impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on rural economies given their socio-economic characteristics. Drawing principally on current evidence for the UK, as well as lessons from the 2001 Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak and the 2007/8 financial crises, it outlines the likely key demand and supply effects, paying attention to the situation for agriculture as well as discussing the implications for rural communities. A distinction is made between the effects on businesses offering goods and services for out-of-home as opposed to in-home consumption. Gendered dimensions are also noted as likely business and household strategies for coping and adaptation. The paper concludes with a brief mapping of a research agenda for studying the longer-term effects of COVID-19 on rural economies.

Keywords: COVID-19; rural economies; resilience; rural businesses (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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