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The uneven path to recovery: The sub-Saharan experience

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  • Michael Danquah
  • Amina Ebrahim
  • Maureen Were

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COVID-19 cases were first confirmed in March 2020 in Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa. These countries put in place several stringent measures, including lockdowns, to contain the spread of the virus. Various policies were also rolled out to address the disruption in economic activities, to mitigate the adverse impacts, particularly on the vulnerable, and to revive the economy. In this paper, we discuss the evolution of the pandemic and containment measures, the subsequent policy responses, and the effectiveness of these policies in Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa.

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  • Michael Danquah & Amina Ebrahim & Maureen Were, 2023. "The uneven path to recovery: The sub-Saharan experience," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2023-80, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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    COVID-19; Sub-Saharan Africa; COVID-19 policy response; economic recovery;
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