Community perceptions of the social and economic impacts of COVID-19 in Myanmar: Insights from a National COVID-19 Community Survey (NCCS) - June and July 2020

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen_US
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Marketsen_US
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Developmenten_US
cg.contributor.donorLivelihoods and Food Security Fund, Myanmaren_US
cg.contributor.donorUnited Nationsen_US
cg.contributor.donorWorld Food Programmeen_US
cg.coverage.countryMyanmaren_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2MMen_US
cg.coverage.regionAsiaen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouth-eastern Asiaen_US
cg.creator.identifierIsabel Lambrecht: 0000-0003-1709-6611en_US
cg.creator.identifierDEREK HEADEY: 0000-0003-2476-5131en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134017en_US
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Development Strategy and Governance Divisionen_US
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Divisionen_US
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Myanmar Strategy Support Programen_US
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot rankeden_US
cg.number29en_US
cg.placeWashington, DCen_US
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen_US
dc.contributor.authorLambrecht, Isabel B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHeadey, Derek D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOo, Than Zawen_US
dc.contributor.authorGoudet, Sophieen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-22T12:17:22Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-05-22T12:17:22Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/143840en_US
dc.titleCommunity perceptions of the social and economic impacts of COVID-19 in Myanmar: Insights from a National COVID-19 Community Survey (NCCS) - June and July 2020en_US
dcterms.abstractMyanmar has been fortunate in thus far having one of the lowest caseloads of COVID-19 per population globally, with under 400 confirmed cases as of early August. However, as a developing economy still beset by high rates of poverty and vulnerability, Myanmar is highly susceptible to the economic and social disruptions stemming from COVID-19. These disruptions began with the closure of the Chinese border and the cessation of agricultural exports in late January, followed in February and March by further disruptions to trade, tourism, manufacturing, and remittances. However, an economic simulation analysis by Diao et al. (2020) suggests that the most severe economic impacts of COVID-19 stemmed from the temporary lockdown policies imposed in late March, which – though necessary to prevent the further spread of the virus – led to significant disruptions throughout the economy, including the agri-food sector and the rural economy. Phone survey evidence on agricultural and industrial value chains demonstrates that economic disruptions related to COVID-19 are pervasive and significant (Fang et al, 2020; Goeb, Boughton, and Maredia 2020; Goeb et al. 2020, Takeshima, Win, and Masias 2020a, 2020b). In aggregate, economic simulations predict a modest contraction in Myanmar’s gross domestic product in 2020 (compared to rapid growth forecasted in the absence of COVID-19), but a more significant reduction in household incomes at around 12 percent on average.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationLambrecht, Isabel; Headey, Derek D.; Oo, Than Zaw; and Goudet, Sophie. 2020. Community perceptions of the social and economic impacts of COVID-19 in Myanmar: Insights from a National COVID-19 Community Survey (NCCS) - June and July 2020. Myanmar SSP Policy Note 29. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134017.en_US
dcterms.extent17 p.en_US
dcterms.isPartOfMyanmar SSP Policy Noteen_US
dcterms.issued2020-09-01en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen_US
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134017en_US
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134448en_US
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134025en_US
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/134017en_US
dcterms.subjectagricultural productionen_US
dcterms.subjecteconomic impacten_US
dcterms.subjectsurveysen_US
dcterms.subjectpoliciesen_US
dcterms.subjectcovid-19en_US
dcterms.subjecthealthen_US
dcterms.subjectremittancesen_US
dcterms.subjecturban areasen_US
dcterms.subjecthouseholdsen_US
dcterms.subjectsocial protectionen_US
dcterms.subjecttradeen_US
dcterms.subjectdisease preventionen_US
dcterms.subjecthealth servicesen_US
dcterms.subjectmigrationen_US
dcterms.subjectrural areasen_US
dcterms.typeBriefen_US

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