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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.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 15396

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Thema
behavior changes
healthcare
income quintiles
poverty
COVID-19

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Aubert, Cécile
Dang, Hai-Anh
Nguyen, Manh-Hung
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
(wo)
Bonn
(wann)
2022

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Aubert, Cécile
  • Dang, Hai-Anh
  • Nguyen, Manh-Hung
  • Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Entstanden

  • 2022

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