Household response to an extreme shock: Evidence on the immediate impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on economic outcomes and well-being in rural Uganda

•Compared to immediately before the lockdown, household income falls by 60%, with enterprise and wage income heavily hit.•Households respond by purchasing 50% less food per capita.•Households draw down their savings and increase borrowing, but have not yet sold fixed assets.•Households increase thei...

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Published in:	World development Vol. 140; p. 105318
Main Authors:	Mahmud, Mahreen, Riley, Emma
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2021 Elsevier Science Publishers Pergamon Press Inc Published by Elsevier Ltd
Subjects:	Abused women Aggression Agricultural households Coronaviruses COVID-19 Developing countries Economic wellbeing Economics Family violence Farm income Food Gender-based violence Households Impact analysis Income Intimate partner violence Labor supply LDCs Life satisfaction Livestock Policy making Population policy Poverty Profits Psychological aspects Quality of life Regular Rural areas Rural population Rural populations Satisfaction Shelter in place Villages Violence against women Welfare Well being Uganda Developing countries Well being Poverty Agricultural households Covid-19 Welfare
ISSN:	0305-750X, 1873-5991, 0305-750X
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