Impacts of COVID-19 on Households in CAREC Countries

Dina Azhgaliyeva, Ranjeeta Mishra, Trinh Long and Peter Morgan
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Dina Azhgaliyeva: Asian Development Bank Institute
Ranjeeta Mishra: Asian Development Bank Institute
Trinh Long: Asian Development Bank Institute

No 1298, ADBI Working Papers from Asian Development Bank Institute

Abstract: The impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak have heavily affected CAREC member countries, which include Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan, the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The COVID-19 crisis and the resulting falls in demand and supply due both to uncertainty and policy measures such as lockdowns, “social distancing,” and travel restrictions are having a severe impact on CAREC member countries. In order to better understand these impacts, computer-assisted telephone (CATI) interviews of households were conducted in 10 countries from the CAREC region (excluding the PRC). We estimate the impact of COVID-19 on income declines, expenditure changes, and financial difficulty in December 2020 compared with June 2020.

Keywords: COVID-19; CAREC; Central Asia; household survey; household income; employment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D14 G51 H12 H84 I10 I24 J60 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28 pages
Date: 2022-01
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