COVID-19 market disruptions and food security: Evidence from households in rural Liberia and Malawi

We use data collected from panel phone surveys to document the changes in food security of households in rural Liberia and Malawi during the market disruptions associated with the COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020. We use two distinct empirical approaches in our analysis: (a) an event study around the date...

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Autores principales: Aggarwal, Shilpa, Jeong, Dahyeon, Kumar, Naresh, Park, David Sungho, Robinson, Jonathan, Spearot, Alan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9359542/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35939434
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271488
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Sumario:We use data collected from panel phone surveys to document the changes in food security of households in rural Liberia and Malawi during the market disruptions associated with the COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020. We use two distinct empirical approaches in our analysis: (a) an event study around the date of the lockdowns (March to July 2020), and (b) a difference-in-differences analysis comparing the lockdown period in 2020 to the same months in 2021, in order to attempt to control for seasonality. In both countries, market activity was severely disrupted and we observe declines in expenditures. However, we find no evidence of declines in food security.

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