The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Implications for Rural Economies

By J. Phillipson, Matthew Gorton, R. Turner, M. Shucksmith, Katie Aitken-McDermott, F. Areal, Paul Cowie, C. Hubbard, Sara Maioli, R. McAreavey and 5 more. Sustainability, 2020

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This paper presents a rapid assessment of current and likely future impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on rural economies given their socio-economic characteristics. Drawing principally on current evidence for the UK, as well as lessons from the 2001 Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak and the 2007/8 financial crises, it outlines the likely key demand and supply effects, paying attention to the situation for agriculture as well as discussing the implications for rural communities. A distinction is made between the effects on businesses offering goods and services for out-of-home as opposed to in-home consumption. Gendered dimensions are also noted as likely business and household strategies for coping and adaptation. The paper concludes with a brief mapping of a research agenda for studying the longer-term effects of COVID-19 on rural economies.

Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Management of Technology and Innovation

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