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<p>This paper examines the socioeconomic impact of job losses induced by the COVID-19 pandemic on household income and food security in Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco. We investigate how these job losses affect different vulnerable subgroups, such as women, informal workers, and low-skilled employees, using data from the COVID-19 MENA Monitor Household Survey. Our analysis employs propensity score weighting to address selection bias, allowing for a robust comparison between individuals who lost their jobs due to the pandemic and those who did not. We find that job-losers experienced significantly larger reductions in household income and heightened food insecurity compared to job-retainers. Additionally, job-losers were more likely to deplete their savings, seek assistance from relatives, sell assets, and back-migrate to family homes as coping strategies. These findings underscore the need for targeted policy interventions to mitigate the long-term effects of job loss on vulnerable populations in the MENA region.</p>

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Job loss during COVID-19: estimating the poverty and food security effects in Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco

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    2025年4月18日

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  • Adel Ben Youssef,
  • Burim Prenaj

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This paper examines the socioeconomic impact of job losses induced by the COVID-19 pandemic on household income and food security in Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco. We investigate how these job losses affect different vulnerable subgroups, such as women, informal workers, and low-skilled employees, using data from the COVID-19 MENA Monitor Household Survey. Our analysis employs propensity score weighting to address selection bias, allowing for a robust comparison between individuals who lost their jobs due to the pandemic and those who did not. We find that job-losers experienced significantly larger reductions in household income and heightened food insecurity compared to job-retainers. Additionally, job-losers were more likely to deplete their savings, seek assistance from relatives, sell assets, and back-migrate to family homes as coping strategies. These findings underscore the need for targeted policy interventions to mitigate the long-term effects of job loss on vulnerable populations in the MENA region.