Will COVID-19 Have Long-Lasting Effects on Inequality? Evidence from Past Pandemics /
This paper provides evidence on the impact of major epidemics from the past two decades on income distribution. The pandemics in our sample, even though much smaller in scale than COVID-19, have led to increases in the Gini coefficient, raised the income share of higher-income deciles, and lowered t...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2021
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| Series: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2021/127 IMF eLibrary |
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