Khaled Nasri is a postdoctoral researcher at the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management of Tunis and research associate at Economic Research Forum (ERF). He holds a PhD in Economics and a Master degree in Mathematical Economics and Econometrics from the University of Tunis El-Manar, Tunisia. He has been awarded a Fellowship on Economic Vulnerability in the Arab World administered by the Humphrey School of Public Affairs (HHH), University of Minnesota, USA. His current research focuses on Multidimensional Poverty, Vulnerability and resilience, social protection systems and targeting public policies.
Social restrictions imposed in response to the pandemic and job losses from the economic downturn all take their toll on people’s physical health and psychological wellbeing. This column reports evidence on how the mental health of individuals in Tunisia was affected during Covid-19 crisis.