COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on the Living Standards of the Darkhan-Uul Aimak Population in Mongolia

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.

Keywords

• regional economy
• economic crisis
• covid-19 pandemic
• population income dynamics
• living standards
• unemployment