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dc.titleThe Unequal Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic: Evidence from Seventeen Developing Countries
dc.contributor.authorBottan, Nicolas L.
dc.contributor.authorHoffmann, Bridget
dc.contributor.authorVera-Cossio, Diego A.
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageColombia
dc.coverageDominican Republic
dc.coverageMexico
dc.coveragePeru
dc.coverageUruguay
dc.coverageTrinidad and Tobago
dc.coverageChile
dc.coverageJamaica
dc.coverageBolivia
dc.coverageEl Salvador
dc.coverageGuyana
dc.coverageEcuador
dc.coverageBahamas
dc.coverageBarbados
dc.coverageSuriname
dc.coverageCosta Rica
dc.coveragePanama
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2020-08-26T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2020-08-26T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThe current coronavirus pandemic is an unprecedented public health challenge that has devastating economic impacts for households. Using a sample of 230,540 respondents to online surveys in 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, we show that the economic impacts are large and unequal: 45% of respondents report that a household member lost a job, and among households owning small businesses, 59% of respondents report that a household member closed their business. Among households with the lowest income prior to the pandemic, 71% report that a household member lost their job and 61% report that a household member closed their business. Declines in food security and healthiness are among the disproportionate impacts. Our results provide evidence that the current public health crisis will exacerbate economic inequality, and they are among the rst estimates of the labor market and wellbeing impacts of the pandemic in developing countries.
dc.format.extent30
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0002451
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/The-Unequal-Impact-of-the-Coronavirus-Pandemic-Evidence-from-Seventeen-Developing-Countries.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectFood Security
dc.subjectEquality
dc.subjectMinimum Wage
dc.subjectLabor Market
dc.subjectHousehold Survey
dc.subjectCoronavirus
dc.subjectPandemics
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectHousehold Income
dc.subjectLockdown
dc.subject.jelcodeD14 - Household Saving; Personal Finance
dc.subject.jelcodeI18 - Government Policy • Regulation • Public Health
dc.subject.jelcodeI14 - Health and Inequality
dc.subject.jelcodeI32 - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
dc.subject.keywordsLabor markets;Inequality;Public Health;Coronavirus Pandemic
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-01150
idb.operationRG-E1700
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