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Economic risks from COVID-19 in Pacific Island Countries

  • Funded by Health Research Council of New Zealand
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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $31,375.96

  • Funder

    Health Research Council of New Zealand

  • Principal Investigator

    Prof. Ilan Noy

  • Research Location

    New Zealand

  • Lead Research Institution

    Research Trust of Victoria University of Wellington

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Economic impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

We measure the overall economic risk that is associated with COVID-19 in Pacific Island Countries (PICs). Based on work developed in Noy et al. (2019) but re-designed to fit the epidemiological details of COVID-19 and the specific circumstances of the Pacific, our approach is to evaluate where the economic risks of COVID-19 are currently concentrated in the different countries, different sectors, and where possible, within countries in the region. We measure the different exposures, vulnerabilities, and resiliences that can be identified in each country. In addition, using a DALY-like index for economic risk presented in UNISDR (2015) and implemented for other risks in the Pacific in Noy (2016b), we also aim to provide a more comprehensive analysis of the risk associated with COVID-19 in the region as measured by lost 'life years', a measure that includes both the public health and the estimated economic consequences of COVID-19.