Assessing the impacts of COVID-19 on household incomes and poverty in Myanmar: A microsimulation approach

Xinshen Diao and Kristi Mahrt

No 2, Myanmar SSP working papers from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: With policy measures imposed by governments around the world to contain and prevent the spread of COVID 19, global and domestic economic activities and trade flows have been interrupted. The unexpected shocks of COVID 19 negatively affect not only Myanmar’s economy, but also the livelihoods of Myanmar households. This Working Paper assesses such impacts at the household level using a microsimulation model based on the Myanmar Poverty and Living Conditions Survey (MPLCS) conducted in 2015.

Keywords: income; models; covid-19; remittances; households; social protection; farm income; disease prevention; poverty; remuneration; rural areas; Myanmar; Asia; South-eastern Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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