Economy

The Impact of COVID-19 on Poor Households in Egypt: Preliminary Results from the Pilot

The Gender, Growth and Labor Markets in Low-Income Countries Program This policy brief by “The Gender, Growth and Labor Markets in Low-Income Countries Program” presents the disproportionate effects of the pandemic on and within families. It indicates that the effects tend to be more challenging for women, especially those with children. Article

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Poor Households in Egypt: Preliminary Results From the Pilot

Gender, Growth and Labour Market in Low Income Countries Programme This paper reports on the impact of COVID-19 on poor households in Egypt as well as policy recommendations. Journal Article

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Economic Performance of Saudi Arabia

Economic Research Forum This working paper reports on the real economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Saudi Arabian economy and the effects of the local public health actions such as social distancing on the economic severity of the pandemic. Working Paper

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Identifying and Prioritizing Ways to Improve Oman’s Tourism Sector in the Corona Period

Sciendo This article aims to identify the economic, social, and geopolitical impacts of COVID-19 on Oman’s tourism industry. Journal Article

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Middle Eastern and North African Labor Markets

Economic Research Forum This policy brief reports on COVID-19 and the labor policy responses in Morocco and Tunisia. Working Paper

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The Tunisian Debt Crisis in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung This report discusses the current debt situation of Tunisia in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Report

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The Economic Impact of COVID-19 on the Omani Tourism Sector

Psychology and Education Journal This study aims to analyze the economic effect of COVID-19 on Oman’s tourism sector. Journal Article

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COVID-19 on the Nile: Review on the Management and Outcomes of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Arab Republic of Egypt From February to August 2020

International Journal Environmental Research and Public Health This review uses publicly available data to provide an epidemiological summary of the COVID-19 pandemic behavior during the first wave of the outbreak in Egypt. Journal Article

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Impact of COVID-19 on the Yemeni Economy: How the Drop in Remittances Affected Economic Sectors, Food Systems, and Households

International Food Policy Research Institute This report describes a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) multiplier model of Yemen’s economy that was used to estimate the impact of lower remittances on economic sectors and employment, food systems, and household incomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Report

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COVID-19 Death Cases Impact on Oil Prices: Probable Scenarios on Saudi Arabia’s Economy

Frontiers in Public Health This paper studies the impact of COVID-19 death cases on the volatility of crude oil prices. Journal Article

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