Social Protection Programs can Prevent People from Falling into Covid-19-induced Poverty in Ethiopia

Date
2023-02Author
Tekleselassie, Tsegay G
Araar, Abdelkrim
Hiluf Abay, Mehari
A. Abay, Kibrom
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Abstract
Economic growth and development challenges in Ethiopia
were further exacerbated by reduced household incomes,
business closures and decreased demand for goods and
services as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.
While several studies confirm the adverse effects of the
pandemic on Ethiopia's economy and in other countries, most
examinations document the effect of the global health crisis
from a macroeconomic perspective using an economy-wide
model and simulation analyses. In spite of these projections
and some emerging studies based on phone surveys,
empirical evidence about the effect of the pandemic on
household incomes and welfare is limited, partly because the
pandemic is still unfolding and detailed consumption surveys
are not widely available in Africa.