Research Insights: Slums and Pandemics: How Did Intra-City Heterogeneity Affect the Dynamics of COVID-19?
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
November 2023
Subject
Health;
Disease;
Coronavirus;
Epidemic;
Ebola;
Social Distancing;
Pandemics;
Quarantine;
Economy;
Public Health Care;
Creativity;
Public Policy
JEL code
E17 - Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications;
I10 - Health: General;
I18 - Government Policy • Regulation • Public Health;
D62 - Externalities;
O18 - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis • Housing • Infrastructure;
C63 - Computational Techniques • Simulation Modeling
Country
Brazil
Category
Catalogs and Brochures
Disease outbreaks can affect vulnerable people disproportionately, contributing to the increase in health and economic disparities. Social distancing increased less in areas with slums than in other areas after the adoption of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. NPIs can have heterogenous effects across different groups (slum versus non-slum residents, for example).
