The impacts of the Covid‐19 pandemic on employment in Cameroon: A general equilibrium analysis

Boukar, Ali Madai; Mbock, Olivier; Kilolo, Jean‐Marc Malambwe

doi:10.1111/1467-8268.12512

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“…Finally, the economic consequences of the pandemic have negatively impacted the financial situation of hundreds of millions of people worldwide [ 1104 , 1105 ]. Those who had already been at the edge of poverty [ 1106 , 1107 , 1108 , 1109 ] or were not able to work from home [ 1110 , 1111 ] had been affected most strongly. Severely affected households experienced increasing food insecurity [ 1105 , 1108 , 1112 ] and deteriorating mental [ 1113 , 1114 , 1115 , 1116 ] and cardiovascular health [ 1117 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

Risk Factors of Severe COVID-19: A Review of Host, Viral and Environmental Factors

Zsichla

Müller

2023

Viruses

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The clinical course and outcome of COVID-19 are highly variable, ranging from asymptomatic infections to severe disease and death. Understanding the risk factors of severe COVID-19 is relevant both in the clinical setting and at the epidemiological level. Here, we provide an overview of host, viral and environmental factors that have been shown or (in some cases) hypothesized to be associated with severe clinical outcomes. The factors considered in detail include the age and frailty, genetic polymorphisms, biological sex (and pregnancy), co- and superinfections, non-communicable comorbidities, immunological history, microbiota, and lifestyle of the patient; viral genetic variation and infecting dose; socioeconomic factors; and air pollution. For each category, we compile (sometimes conflicting) evidence for the association of the factor with COVID-19 outcomes (including the strength of the effect) and outline possible action mechanisms. We also discuss the complex interactions between the various risk factors.

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Section: Interactions Between Effectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Risk Factors of Severe COVID-19: A Review of Host, Viral and Environmental Factors

Zsichla

Müller

2023

Viruses

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“…Madaï Boukar et al. ( 2021 ) studied the effects of the Pandemic on the economy of Cameroon, using a modified version of an established CGE model. An advantage of their approach, for the particular context of this type of developing country, is that their model explicitly treats the informal sector.…”

Section: Recent Cge Modelling Of Covid Containmentmentioning

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The impacts of COVID‐19 containment on the Australian economy and its agricultural and mining industries*

Dixon¹,

Adams²,

Sheard³

2021

Aus J Agri & Res Econ

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We simulate the economic impacts of the COVID‐19 pandemic on the Australian economy using VURM, a detailed computable general equilibrium model for Australia. We identify five sources of economic perturbations: changes to productivity due to changing work practices, changes in household demand imposed by voluntary and mandated social distancing behaviour, changes in international trade due to a weakened world economy and severe curtailment of international travel, reduced population growth due to lower net migration and large debt‐financed fiscal stimulus. Variants of these shocks and associated recovery paths are simulated in VURM, with three scenarios describing potential recovery arcs. The macroeconomic and industry impacts are reported for each scenario. Ultimately, our focus is on the impact on output and employment in the agriculture and mining sectors, and on their likely recovery prospects. At the peak of economic impacts, output in these sectors declines by about 6 per cent relative to a no‐COVID baseline. Compared to the economy‐wide average, the decline in agriculture and mining output is small. This can be explained by relatively minor impacts on work practices, relatively low negative impacts on demand for intensive agriculture (helped by fiscal supports for households) and relatively low disruption to export demand.

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“…Based on global hybrid dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE)–computable general equilibrium (CGE) general equilibrium model, McKibbin and Fernando [ 17 ] and Jawad et al [ 18 ] predicted the possible progress of COVID-19 in seven scenarios and assessed the macroeconomic impacts of the pandemic under each scenario. Madai Boukar et al [ 19 ] used the CGE model to evaluate the effects of COVID-19 on employment in Cameroon’s different sectors. The CGE model can identify all economic activities in a consistent way, in theory, reflecting the interdependence of economic sectors [ 20 ].…”

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The Impacts of COVID-19 on China’s Economy and Energy in the Context of Trade Protectionism

Feng

2021

IJERPH

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In the current context of rising trade protectionism, deeply understanding the impacts of COVID-19 on economy and energy has important practical significance for China to cope with external shocks in an uncertain environment and enhance economic resilience. By constructing an integrated economic and energy input-output model including the COVID-19 shock, this paper assesses the impacts of COVID-19 on China’s macro-economy and energy consumption in the context of trade protectionism. The results are shown as follows. First, in the context of protectionism, the outbreak of COVID-19 in China would cause a 2.2–3.09% drop in China’s GDP and a 1.56–2.48% drop in energy consumption, while adverse spillovers from global spread of COVID-19 would reduce its GDP by 2.27–3.28% and energy consumption by 2.48–3.49%. Second, the negative impacts of domestic outbreak on China’s construction, non-metallic mineral products, and services would be on average 1.29% higher than those on other industries, while the impacts of global spread of COVID-19 on export-oriented industries such as textiles and wearing apparel would be on average 1.23% higher than other industries. Third, the effects of two wave of the pandemic on China’s fossil energy consumption would be on average 1.44% and 0.93% higher than non-fossil energy consumption, respectively.

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The impacts of the Covid‐19 pandemic on employment in Cameroon: A general equilibrium analysis

Cited by 10 publications

References 8 publications

Risk Factors of Severe COVID-19: A Review of Host, Viral and Environmental Factors

Risk Factors of Severe COVID-19: A Review of Host, Viral and Environmental Factors

The impacts of COVID‐19 containment on the Australian economy and its agricultural and mining industries*

The Impacts of COVID-19 on China’s Economy and Energy in the Context of Trade Protectionism

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