In parts of Europe, income inequality barely changed at the onset of the pandemic.. 10/08/2021

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Authors: Canto, Olga ; Figari, Francesco ; Fiorio, Carlo ; Tasseva, Iva Valentinova

Corporate authors: London School of Economics and Political Science

Publisher: LSE - London

Publication date: 2021

Keywords: epidemic disease ; short time working ; income distribution ; structural unemployment ; social inequality ; workers' compensation

Geographic area: EU countries

Subject: Income distribution

Weblink: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/covid19/2021/08/10/in-parts-of-europe-income-inequality-barely-changed-at-the-onset-of-the-pandemic/

Language: English

"Furlough and social security benefits meant disposable household incomes were protected to a substantial degree at the start of the pandemic. Income inequality was largely unchanged, write Olga Cantó (Universidad de Alcalá), Francesco Figari (University of Insubria), Carlo Fiorio (University of Milan) and Iva Tasseva (LSE). "

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