Managing Global Transitions | 2026
Authors: Ngassa T.C.
DOI: 10.26493/1854-6935.24.5-31
Journal: Managing Global Transitions
Year: 2026
Publisher: University of Primorska
Document Type: Article
Open Access: All Open Access; Gold Open Access
Cited by: 0
This study evaluates the average monthly income loss associated with COVID-19-related job losses in households in the Republic of the Congo (ROC). Firstly, the propensity score matching (PSM) method is used for the estimates. Secondly, endogenous switching regression accounts for the unobserved effect. The data used are from the survey on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the living conditions of Congolese households conducted in 2020 by the National Institute of Statistics of the ROC. The results show, on the one hand, that the PSM method underestimates the assessed impact and, on the other hand, that the increase in household income loss attributed to job loss due to COVID-19 is 232,432.9 XAF on average per month. These results imply several measures (reducing the costs imposed on employers, subsidies, etc.) and the adaptation of labour market regulations to the new realities. © Author.
COVID-19; endogenous switching regression; household income loss; job loss; propensity score matching; Republic of the Congo