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• TITLE: COVID-19 Control Measure and Economic Growth Resilience in Central Africa: Does Corruption Matter?

  AUTHORS: Ongo Nkoa Bruno Emmanuel, Ngono Aristide Merlin

  KEYWORDS: Central Africa, Corruption, Resilience, Economic Growth

  JOURNAL NAME: Voice of the Publisher, Vol.10 No.1, January 22, 2024

  ABSTRACT: This study assesses the effects of COVID-19 control measures on the resilience of economic growth. We applied the ordinary least squares method on a sample of 11 Central African countries with daily data from 2020 to 2021. According to the results, measures to combat COVID-19 (income support, fiscal debt relief, closure of schools and workplaces, cancellation of public events, quarantine, handwashing and lockdown) decrease the ability of economic growth to withstand the COVID-19 shock and to return to equilibrium after the shock. Furthermore, the results of the mediation analysis show that the effects of COVID-19 control measures (income support and debt relief) on the resilience of economic growth is mediated by corruption. From a policy perspective, we suggest strengthening political, economic and health institutions to combat future shocks.