Open AccessCOVID-19 Pandemic Impact on the Living Standards of the Darkhan-Uul Aimak Population in Mongolia
Author(s) -
Хаш-Эрдэнэ Самбалхундэв,
Галбадрах Сосорбарамын
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
evrazijskaâ integraciâ: èkonomika, pravo, politika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2073-2929
DOI - 10.22394/2073-2929-2020-4-42-49
Subject(s) - pandemic , population , covid-19 , geography , socioeconomics , standard of living , economic growth , development economics , demography , political science , economics , sociology , medicine , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
The paper analyzes the situation in the economy of Mongolia due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Particular attention is paid to the negative dynamics of living standards. The authors present two sociological surveys’ results of Darkhan-Uul aimak residents in Mongolia in May and August 2020. They have found that the economic downturn in this industrialized region has significantly affected the incomes of workers in various fields of activity and their families. The fall in the income level of the population affected more than two thirds of the population, about 10% of workers lost their jobs.