Distributional Impacts of COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa Region

A new report, titled Distributional Impacts of COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa Region, asks: How does COVID-19 affect the welfare of individuals and households in MENA, and what are the key issues that policy makers should focus on to enable a quick and sustained economic convalescence? The analysis of newly gathered primary data in MENA (largely through telephone surveys), complemented by microsimulations that allow the assessment of impacts on poverty and inequality adds additional value.