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The Unequal Impact of the COVID Pandemic: Theory and Evidence on Health and Economic Outcomes for Different Income Groups
This paper studies how wealth and health inequalities have interacted with the Covid-19 epidemic in a way that has reinforced inequalities in income, savings, epidemic risk and even individual preventive behaviors. We present in more detail two papers and their theoretical and empirical results. Recovery and contamination rates are functions of an individual's health status and capacity to access quality healthcare. Poorer individuals, who face budget constraints, have a higher risk of loosing their income because of contamination. Data on six countries confirm a disproportionate impact of the epidemic on the poorest 60% of the population.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 15396
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Wirtschaft
- Subject
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behavior changes
healthcare
income quintiles
poverty
COVID-19
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Aubert, Cécile
Dang, Hai-Anh
Nguyen, Manh-Hung
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
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Bonn
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2022
- Handle
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10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET
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Associated
- Aubert, Cécile
- Dang, Hai-Anh
- Nguyen, Manh-Hung
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2022
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