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ArticleHeliyon2024

Implications of labour market disruptions on subjective wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic in MENA countries.

Mahmoud M Abdelwahab, Mohamed R Abonazel, H E Semary, Suzan Abdel-Rahman

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Mahmoud M AbdelwahabDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, 11432, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed R AbonazelDepartment of Applied Statistics and Econometrics, Faculty of Graduate Studies for Statistical Research, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt.
H E SemaryDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, 11432, Saudi Arabia.
Suzan Abdel-RahmanDepartment of Demography and Biostatistics, Faculty of Graduate Studies for Statistical Research, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt.

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Abstract

COVID-19 has caused a global health crisis and severe economic and social consequences. Unprecedented economic disruption and high unemployment are the pronounced impacts of the pandemic. The current study is primarily concerned with the effects of COVID-19-induced labour market outcomes on workers' subjective wellbeing in four MENA countries using the Combined COVID-19 MENA Monitor Household Survey. The study documented that COVID-19-induced labour market changes negatively affected workers' subjective wellbeing after controlling for work characteristics, risks, social distancing, and socio-demographic variables. Job loss, income reduction, and wage delay were the most significant labour changes that deteriorated workers' subjective wellbeing. Our findings underscore the need for policy responses that reduce workers' vulnerability and sustain their livelihoods. Mental health services and income support policies are important tools to enhance subjective wellbeing of economically affected workers.

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COVID-19Income reductionJob lossMENA countriesSubjective wellbeing

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PMID38390117
PMCPMC10881308

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