How Have Firms Fared in Times of COVID-19 in Addis Ababa? Evidence from Eight Rounds of High-Frequency Phone Surveys

The COVID-19 pandemic and its negative economic effects create a need for timely data and evidence to help monitor and mitigate the social and economic impacts of the crisis. To monitor the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment measures on formal firms in Ethiopia and inform the p...

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Main Author: Wieser, Christina
Other Authors: Asfaw, Adamsu, Abebe, Girum
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C The World Bank 2021
Series:Private Sector Development, Privatization, and Industrial Policy
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Collection: World Bank E-Library Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic and its negative economic effects create a need for timely data and evidence to help monitor and mitigate the social and economic impacts of the crisis. To monitor the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment measures on formal firms in Ethiopia and inform the policy response, the World Bank, in collaboration with the government, is implementing a high-frequency phone survey of firms (HFPS-F). The HFPS-F interviews a sample of firms in Addis Ababa every three weeks for a total of eight survey rounds. This high-frequency follow-up allows for a better understanding of the effects of and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic on firm operations, hiring and firing, and expectations of future operations and labor demand in order to better tailor and implement interventions and policy responses and monitor their effects