Impact of COVID-19 : Nowcasting and Big Data to Track Economic Activity in Sub-Saharan Africa /

The COVID-19 pandemic underscores the critical need for detailed, timely information on its evolving economic impacts, particularly for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where data availability and lack of generalizable nowcasting methodologies limit efforts for coordinated policy responses. This paper prese...

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Main Author: Buell, Brandon
Other Authors: Chen, Carissa, Cherif, Reda, Walentin, Karl
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2021.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2021/124
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