The market-reach of pandemics
Evidence from female workers in Ethiopia’s ready-made garment industry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11915070 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christian Johannes Meyer (0000-0002-5460-7698, University of Oxford), Morgan Hardy (0000-0002-3661-0834, New York University Abu Dhabi), Marc Witte (0000-0001-8122-4847, IZA - Institute of Labor Economics), Gisella Kagy (Vassar College, corresponding author), Eyoual Demeke (World Bank) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 137 |
| Pages | 105179-105179 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-14 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-750X • E-ISSN: 1873-5991 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105179 |
| PMID | 33071434 |
| OpenAlex | W3092964270 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 18 |
In a globalized world, pandemics transmit impacts through markets. We document employment changes, coping strategies, and welfare of garment factory workers in Ethiopia's largest industrial park during the early stages of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic. We field a phone survey of female workers during a two month period in which cases are rapidly rising globally, but not locally. Our data suggest significant changes in employment, high levels of migration away from urban areas to rural areas if women are no longer working, and high levels of food insecurity. These findings compel a research and policy focus on documenting and mitigating the market-reach of pandemics on low-income workers at the margins
Business · Coping (psychology · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Economic growth · Economics · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Pandemic · Political science · Rural area · Socioeconomics · Welfare · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Medicine
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| Citations per year | 1.4 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |