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Event
Economics of Ebola researchers’ conference
In response to the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the IGC opened for the first time an issue-specific call for proposals and requests for research relating to the economic impacts of Ebola. The IGC’s economics of Ebola initiative was launched to ensure the results of IGC-funded research have policy relevance and answer critical emerging policy questions in the...
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Publication - Bulletin
The economic impacts of Ebola – Bulletin five (June 2015)
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News Item
Agricultural trade in Sierra Leone recovers and health-seeking behaviour in Liberia remains robust following the Ebola outbreak, show two new bulletins from the International Growth Centre
Two new bulletins published by the International Growth Centre show that food security in Sierra Leone, and the number of people seeking healthcare in Liberia, remain at close to normal levels in spite of the Ebola outbreak. In contradiction to the assumptions made by the global health community, IGC funded researchers Karen A. Grépin and Rumi Chunara polled 7,500...
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News Item
Community outreach is essential for rebuilding trust in Liberia’s government, shows new research funded by the International Growth Centre
Distrust of government is likely to have contributed to the spread of Ebola in Liberia, according to a new study funded by the International Growth Centre. The research also shows that door-to-door community outreach was an effective way of gaining people’s cooperation in the fight against Ebola, as well as for building trust in government more generally.
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Publication - Bulletin
The economic impacts of Ebola - Bulletin three (May 2015)
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Project
A study of the economic impact of the Ebola crisis on Monrovians living on US$1 a day or less
This study is intended to contribute to the broader work of the IGC in Liberia by providing in-depth information on the challenges faced by the poorest sector of society in the context of the Ebola crisis. Those living on US$1 a day or less make up one of the largest sectors of the urban population, and their poverty represents a major constraint to broader growth in the...
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Project
Economics of Ebola initiative
The IGC is supporting the Governments of Sierra Leone and Liberia by centrally collating both IGC and non-IGC research on the economic impacts of Ebola, in order to make their policy implications more accessible. Early analysis indicates that the economic costs of the Ebola outbreak will be significant, including panic, loss in confidence, reduction in market...
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Blog post
How bad data fed the Ebola epidemic
Misleading reports, speculation and poor projections from international agencies, government ministries and the media about the Ebola outbreak have exacerbated the problem
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Blog post
How mobile money is revolutionising banking in Africa
75% of sub-Saharan adults do not have a formal bank account yet millions of Africans are using mobile phones to pay bills, move cash, and to buy basic everyday items. Mobile money is revolutionising retail banking in East Africa
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Project
The impact of the Ebola outbreak on firms in Liberia
Most of the estimates of the economic impact of Ebola have been either anecdotal or top-down using national accounts. We do not yet have survey data on how individual firms are being hit by the epidemic and how they are responding, including the effect on workers and the orientation of the firms themselves to potentially new business opportunities. We propose collecting...