Research Insights: How Has the Covid-19 Pandemic Affected the Livelihoods of Households in Developing Countries?
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
October 2020
Publication
Journal version
Subject
Minimum Wage;
Income Distribution;
Labor Market;
Household Survey;
Coronavirus;
Pandemics;
Public Health;
Household Income;
Income Equality;
Equality;
Economic Impact;
Economic Equality
JEL code
D14 - Household Saving; Personal Finance;
I18 - Government Policy • Regulation • Public Health;
I14 - Health and Inequality;
I32 - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
Category
Catalogs and Brochures
The project reports the results of an online household survey conducted in 17 Latin American and Caribbean countries during the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Results from analyzing over 200,000 survey responses show that the pandemic led to unequal economic impacts, affecting lower-income households the most and likely exacerbating pre-existing inequalities. The support for government measures against Covid-19 is lower among households with job losses or business closures.
