COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on the Living Standards of the Darkhan-Uul Aimak Population in Mongolia
https://doi.org/10.22394/2073-2929-2020-4-42-49
Abstract
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.
About the Authors
Khash-Erdene Sambalkhundev
International Academy of Genghis Khan
Mongolia
Mongolia
Khash-Erdene Sambalkhundev, Professor, Academician, Chairman the Society “Knowledge” of Mongolia, Doctor of Science (Sociology)
Ulaanbaatar
Galbadrakh Sosorbaramyn
Institute of Technology of Mongolian University of Science and Technology
Mongolia
Mongolia
Galbadrakh Sosorbaramyn, PhD in Technical Science, Professor, the Department of Engineering
45041, Darkhan
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Sambalkhundev Kh., Sosorbaramyn G. COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on the Living Standards of the Darkhan-Uul Aimak Population in Mongolia. EURASIAN INTEGRATION: economics, law, politics. 2020;14(4):42-49. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22394/2073-2929-2020-4-42-49
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