<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>COVID-19 pandemic has affected and still affects many countries in the world, reshaping many of the economic and social activities. Based on the results of an online survey, this paper highlights the perceptions of the way the pandemic has affected one of the most vulnerable categories in a society, migrants. We focus our research on the migrants and refugees from Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries, living in Europe, as in the recent years and mostly after the migrant crisis in 2015, they are in large numbers in European countries. Using ANOVA models, our results show that unemployed migrants, students but also migrants who find it difficult on present income are most worried about the COVID-19 crisis and fell they will be greatly affected in terms of income and employment by this crisis. Also, women are more worried by COVID-19 than men with respect to the health aspect.</p></abstract>

COVID-19 pandemic has affected and still affects many countries in the world, reshaping many of the economic and social activities. Based on the results of an online survey, this paper highlights the perceptions of the way the pandemic has affected one of the most vulnerable categories in a society, migrants. We focus our research on the migrants and refugees from Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries, living in Europe, as in the recent years and mostly after the migrant crisis in 2015, they are in large numbers in European countries. Using ANOVA models, our results show that unemployed migrants, students but also migrants who find it difficult on present income are most worried about the COVID-19 crisis and fell they will be greatly affected in terms of income and employment by this crisis. Also, women are more worried by COVID-19 than men with respect to the health aspect.

How are European Migrants from the MENA Countries Affected by COVID-19? Insights from an Online Survey

The Bucharest University of Economic Studies

Journal of Social and Economic Statistics

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COVID-19 pandemic has affected and still affects many countries in the world, reshaping many of the economic and social activities. Based on the results of an...

How are European Migrants from the MENA Countries Affected by COVID-19? Insights from an Online Survey

Published Online: Aug 12, 2020

Page range: 128 - 143

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jses-2020-0008

Keywords
COVID-19 crisis, migrants, MENA countries, ANOVA

© 2020 Smaranda Cimpoeru et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

How are European Migrants from the MENA Countries Affected by COVID-19? Insights from an Online Survey

Published Online: Aug 12, 2020

Page range: 128 - 143

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jses-2020-0008

KeywordsCOVID-19 crisis, migrants, MENA countries, ANOVA

© 2020 Smaranda Cimpoeru et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
COVID-19 crisis, migrants, MENA countries, ANOVA