For Inclusive and Fair Covid-19 Socio-Economic Recovery Measures in Lebanon: Key Informant Interviews Report of Findings

Leila Dagher (), Ali Abboud, Ola Sidani and Oussama Abi Younes

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Abstract: In many countries, early, large, and sustained policy responses to the pandemic were successful in protecting families. However, the Government of Lebanon’s (GoL) response to COVID-19 and the simultaneous crises the country is experiencing, in terms of socio-economic recovery measures, has been very limited if not absent. This research aims to analyze the impact of the lack of government actions and policies on the urban informal labor sector in Lebanon. The informal sector, which makes up a significant portion of the Lebanese economy (estimated to be at least 30% of GDP), is of interest to us as very few of the measures taken by GoL such as tax grace periods, were targeted at the formal sector. Led by the American University of Beirut (AUB) and funded by Oxfam, the project “For Inclusive and Fair Covid-19 Socio-Economic Recovery Measures in Lebanon,” aims to assess the GoL decisions related to the pandemic and to influence the orientation of government decisions such that they take into consideration the impact on the most vulnerable population groups, especially those working in the informal sector.

Keywords: lebanon; social protection; social assistance; social safety net; poverty; informal sector (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H12 H53 H55 I3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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