The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Implications for Rural Economies
by
Jeremy Phillipson 1,*, Matthew Gorton 1, Roger Turner 1, Mark Shucksmith 1, Katie Aitken-McDermott 1, Francisco Areal 1
, Paul Cowie 1, Carmen Hubbard 1, Sara Maioli 1, Ruth McAreavey 1, Diogo Souza-Monteiro 1, Robert Newbery 2, Luca Panzone 1, Frances Rowe 1 and Sally Shortall 1
Jeremy Phillipson 1,*, Matthew Gorton 1, Roger Turner 1, Mark Shucksmith 1, Katie Aitken-McDermott 1, Francisco Areal 1, Paul Cowie 1, Carmen Hubbard 1, Sara Maioli 1, Ruth McAreavey 1, Diogo Souza-Monteiro 1, Robert Newbery 2, Luca Panzone 1, Frances Rowe 1 and Sally Shortall 1
1
Centre for Rural Economy Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
2
Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sustainability 2020, 12(10), 3973; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12103973
Received: 9 April 2020 / Revised: 27 April 2020 / Accepted: 8 May 2020 / Published: 12 May 2020
This paper presents a rapid assessment of current and likely future impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on rural economies given their socio-economic characteristics. Drawing principally on current evidence for the UK, as well as lessons from the 2001 Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak and the 2007/8 financial crises, it outlines the likely key demand and supply effects, paying attention to the situation for agriculture as well as discussing the implications for rural communities. A distinction is made between the effects on businesses offering goods and services for out-of-home as opposed to in-home consumption. Gendered dimensions are also noted as likely business and household strategies for coping and adaptation. The paper concludes with a brief mapping of a research agenda for studying the longer-term effects of COVID-19 on rural economies.
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Keywords:
COVID-19; rural economies; resilience; rural businesses
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Phillipson, J.; Gorton, M.; Turner, R.; Shucksmith, M.; Aitken-McDermott, K.; Areal, F.; Cowie, P.; Hubbard, C.; Maioli, S.; McAreavey, R.; Souza-Monteiro, D.; Newbery, R.; Panzone, L.; Rowe, F.; Shortall, S. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Implications for Rural Economies. Sustainability 2020, 12, 3973.
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