Impact of COVID-19 on the Yemeni economy: How the drop in remittances affected economic sectors, food systems, and households

Dalia Elsabbagh, Sikandra Kurdi and Manfred Wiebelt ()

No 15, MENA policy notes from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: There has been an unprecedented decline in the flow of remittances to Yemen – a vital source of money for millions – as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. A Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) multiplier model of Yemen’s economy was used to estimate the impact of lower remittances on economic sectors and employment, food systems, and household incomes.

Keywords: models; covid-19; remittances; households; employment; household income; agriculture; agrifood systems; gross national product; food systems; Yemen; Asia; Middle East; Western Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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