International Conference on the Impact of Covid-19 on the Economy and Society

10- 12 October 2022 | Muscat | Sultanate of Oman

Organized by OCCI Research Chair for Economic Studies| Humanities Research Center

Sultan Qaboos University

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About the Conference

The organizing committee is pleased to invite you to submit abstract and full paper at the International Conference on the Impact of Covid-19 on the Economy and Society. The conference aims to bring together scientists, researchers, and policymakers from different segments of economies, social sciences, and humanities to discuss and debate the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economy and society. This event would assess the effectiveness of the policy measures undertaken by governments and other stakeholders to mitigate the social and economic consequences of the pandemic. The conference will serve as an international platform for exchanging views, insights, and experiences of the effects of Covid-19 on various industries across the world. 

The submitted abstract will undergo double-blind peer review and the authors of the accepted abstracts will be notified to submit full paper by the due date. Participants and listeners must register through the conference registration system and pay the required registration fee by the due date.

The conference will be under the patronage of His Excellency the Vice-Chancellor of Sultan Qaboos University, who will be gracing us with his presence and will be the honorable guest for the opening ceremony of the conference. 

 

The conference flyer can be downloaded from here: Download Conference Flyer

  Key Information

  • Conference Dates: 10- 12 October 2022
  • Abstract Submission Deadline: 31 July 2022
  • Abstract acceptance notification: 15 August 2022
  • Late registration due date:15 September 2022
  • Full conference paper submission: 15 September 2022

Scope of the Conference

The outbreak of Covid-19 has severely affected the economy, society, health, education, and governance in both the developed and developing countries. Covid-19 has affected not just key industries globally, but also has caused sociological and socioeconomic implications. The lives of individuals, households, and business entities have been disrupted due to continuous lockdowns and international border closings. According to the IMF's April 2021 World Economic Outlook Report, the global economy contracted by 3.5 percent in 2020, a 7 percent drop from 3.4 percent growth anticipated in October 2019 (IMF, 2020). A comparison of data for April 2020 vs December 2019 reveals that industrial production fell globally by 20 percent on an average (UNIDO, 2020).

Additionally, there were unprecedented global employment losses of 114 million jobs in 2020 relative to 2019. Moreover, the employment losses were higher for women (5.0 per cent) than for men and for young workers (8.7 per cent) than for older workers (ILO, 2021). In monetary terms, the global labor income fell by an estimated US$3.7 trillion (using 2019 market exchange rates) in 2020 relative to 2019. This corresponds to 4.4 per cent of global GDP in 2019 (ILO, 2021). Global economy could lose over US$4 trillion due to Covid-19 impact on tourism.

Developing countries have borne the biggest brunt of the pandemic’s impact on tourism. They suffered the largest reductions in tourist arrivals in 2020, estimated at between 60% and 80% (UNCTAD, 2021). The effect of Covid-19 proved to be a double-edged sword to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. They were hit not only by the crisis of the pandemic but also decline in oil prices, both of which led to drastic fall in their revenues and negatively affected their position in the global financial market.

This multi-disciplinary conference aims to bring together scientists, researchers, and policymakers from different segments of economy, social sciences, and humanities for discussion and debate on the implications of the Covid-19 to the economy and society at large.

Furthermore, this event would assess the effectiveness of the measures undertaken by the stakeholders to mitigate the overall impact of the pandemic. This conference will serve as an international platform for exchanging views, insights, and experiences of Covid-19 across the industries and the world.