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This Selected Issues paper aims to measure the impact of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic on economic growth in Sierra Leone. A novel empirical approach is used, which is based on a Difference in Differences setup, called the Synthetic Control Method. The model suggests that EVD had a severe impact on growth. In 2014, the first year EVD hit the country, the impact on real growth excluding iron ore is estimated to be more than 5 percentage points. It is suggested that in outer years, the severity of the impact will lessen, and growth will converge to its normal path by 2018.

Ebola virus disease --- Economic development --- Fiscal policy --- Economic aspects --- Sierra Leone --- Economic policy. --- Tax policy --- Taxation --- Economic policy --- Finance, Public --- Development, Economic --- Economic growth --- Growth, Economic --- Economics --- Statics and dynamics (Social sciences) --- Development economics --- Resource curse --- Ebola fever --- Ebola hemorrhagic fever --- Hemorrhagic fever --- Virus diseases --- Government policy --- S'erra Leone --- Serra Leôa --- Republic of Sierra Leone --- Republik Sierra Leone --- Sierra Leona --- República de Sierra Leona --- République de Sierra Leone --- Repubblica della Sierra Leone --- Сьерра-Леоне --- Республика Сьерра-Леоне --- Respublika Sʹerra-Leone --- Republika ng Sierra Leone --- Cộng hòa Sierra Leone --- Xi-ê-ra Lê-ôn --- 塞拉利昂 --- Sailali'ang --- Saila Li'ang --- シエラレオネ --- Shierareone --- シエラ・レオネ --- Shiera Reone --- Budgeting --- Exports and Imports --- Labor --- Public Finance --- Diseases: Respiratory --- Trade: General --- Public Administration --- Public Sector Accounting and Audits --- Health Behavior --- Human Capital --- Skills --- Occupational Choice --- Labor Productivity --- National Budget --- Budget Systems --- International economics --- Public finance & taxation --- Infectious & contagious diseases --- Labour --- income economics --- Budgeting & financial management --- Export diversification --- Fiscal risks --- Exports --- Ebola --- Contingent liabilities --- International trade --- Public financial management (PFM) --- Health --- Human capital --- Budget --- Income economics