Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/263612 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 15396
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
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.
Subjects: 
behavior changes
healthcare
income quintiles
poverty
COVID-19
JEL: 
D0
H0
I1
I3
O1
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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