Mani

							Real-time monitoring systems and emerging evidence
          from East Asia and Pacific Islands

                       and

Maco-micro modelling of the economic crisis impact:
       Burkina Faso, Cameroon and Ghana


              Discussant - Subha Mani
                Fordham University
Background

 Crisis and shocks are inevitable


 Poor and children are most vulnerable to shocks and bear
  long-term consequences

 Dealing with them in a timely manner is very important


 Identify the impact of the crisis
Real-time monitoring systems and emerging evidence from East
Asia and Pacific Islands

Overview

 Sentinel sites – a new way of monitoring the crisis and its
  impact on children’s health and educational outcomes

 The monitoring system is working well and helping us
  identify the vulnerable sections of the population in a
  timely manner
Real-time monitoring systems and emerging evidence from East
Asia and Pacific Islands
Suggestions/Comments

   Compare data obtained from sites to other regionally
    representative data sets to see correlations?
   Description of measures of education and health
   Determine ways in which households cope with the
    crisis?
   Target interventions through these sites
Maco-micro modelling of the economic crisis impact: Burkina
Faso, Cameroon and Ghana

Overview

   Simulations to predict the possible magnitude of the
    macroeconomic shocks on micro level outcomes
   Simulated the effects of different policy measures on
    welfare outcomes
Maco-micro modelling of the economic crisis impact: Burkina
Faso, Cameroon and Ghana
Suggestions/Comments

   Data description
   Sensitivity analysis – baseline scenario and crisis
    scenario
   Comparisons between different policy responses
   Depth of the crisis across different regions within the
    same country?
Thank You