The unequal impact of the COVID pandemic: Theory and evidence on health and economic outcomes for different income groups
Aubert, Cécile ; Dang, Hai-anh ; Nguyen, Manh-Hung
Institute of Labor Economics, Bonn
IZA - Bonn
2022
29 p.
epidemic disease ; social inequality ; health impact assessment ; wealth
Discussion Paper
15396
Income distribution
https://docs.iza.org/dp15396.pdf
English
Bibliogr.
"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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