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705 Nearly 50 per cent of Ghanaians have lost their household’s main source of income to the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease which broke out in the country in March last year, a new survey has established. According to the survey, the COVID-19 impact was acutely felt more Ghanaians reported a decline in household income since the start of the pandemic, and an alarming percentage also lost their household’s main income sources, which in most cases were derived from the labour market. The survey The survey was conducted by researchers from the United Nations University World Institute of Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) and the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana, Legon.

Burkina fasoMichael danquahKunal senRobert darko oseiSimone schotteResearcher for the international growth centreUniversity of ghanaInstitute of statisticalDevelopment glaEconomic researchVice dean for the school of graduateDepartment of economicsUnited nations university world instituteDevelopment economics researchResearch associateResearch fellow