Real-time monitoring systems and emerging evidence from East Asia and Pacific Islands

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Maco-micro modelling of the economic crisis impact: Burkina Faso, Cameroon and Ghana

Discussant - Subha ManiFordham University

Background

Crisis and shocks are inevitable

Poor and children are most vulnerable to shocks and bear long-term consequences

Dealing with them in a timely manner is very important

Identify the impact of the crisis

Real-time monitoring systems and emerging evidence from East Asia and Pacific Islands

Overview

Sentinel sites – a new way of monitoring the crisis and its impact on children’s health and educational outcomes

The monitoring system is working well and helping us identify the vulnerable sections of the population in a timely manner

Real-time monitoring systems and emerging evidence from East Asia and Pacific Islands

Suggestions/Comments

Compare data obtained from sites to other regionally representative data sets to see correlations?

Description of measures of education and health

Determine ways in which households cope with the crisis?

Target interventions through these sites

Maco-micro modelling of the economic crisis impact: Burkina Faso, Cameroon and Ghana

Overview

Simulations to predict the possible magnitude of the macroeconomic shocks on micro level outcomes

Simulated the effects of different policy measures on welfare outcomes

Maco-micro modelling of the economic crisis impact: Burkina Faso, Cameroon and Ghana

Suggestions/Comments

Data description Sensitivity analysis – baseline scenario and

crisis scenarioComparisons between different policy

responsesDepth of the crisis across different regions

within the same country?

Thank You