The labour market impact of COVID-19 lockdowns: Evidence from Ghana

Simone Schotte, Michael Danquah, Robert Osei (rdosei@ug.edu.gh) and Kunal Sen

No wp-2021-27, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: In this paper, we provide causal evidence of the impact of stringent lockdown policies on labour market outcomes at both the extensive and intensive margins, using Ghana as a case study. We take advantage of a specific policy setting, in which strict stay-at-home orders were issued and enforced in two spatially delimited areas, bringing Ghana's major metropolitan centres to a standstill, while in the rest of the country less stringent regulations were in place.

Keywords: COVID-19; Lockdown; Employment; Informality; Ghana (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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