Session 11: COVID-19 Impact on Households
Moderator:
Yasmin Siddiqi



Impacts of COVID-19 on Households in ASEAN Economies

This project investigates the impacts of Covid-19 and related policies on households in ASEAN economies. Surveys of impacts on household income, employment, financial coping behavior, consumption and childrens’ education were carried out in eight ASEAN economies (1,000 households per economy) in May-July 2020. The paper will summarize the results of the surveys and also analyze the factors that determined the size of the impacts, such as the severity of the lockdown measures. The objective is to develop policy lessons for future pandemics and related types of disasters.

Author/s:

Peter Morgan and Long Q. Trinh


JEL codes: D1, I12, I15, I29, J63