The unequal impact of the coronavirus pandemic: Evidence from seventeen developing countries.
The unequal impact of the coronavirus pandemic: Evidence from seventeen developing countries.
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10.1371/journal.pone.0239797
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发表时间:
2020
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影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Vera-Cossio D
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作者:
Bottan N;Hoffmann B;Vera-Cossio D
The current coronavirus pandemic is an unprecedented public health challenge that is having a devastating economic impact on households. Using a sample of 230,540 respondents to an online survey from 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, the study shows that the economic impacts are large and unequal: 45 percent of respondents report that a household member has lost their job and, among households owning small businesses, 59 percent of respondents report that a household member has closed their business. Among households with the lowest income prior to the pandemic, 71 percent report that a household member lost their job and 61 percent report that a household member has closed their business. Declines in food security and health are among the disproportionate impacts. The findings provide evidence that the current public health crisis will exacerbate economic inequality and provides some of the first estimates of the impact of the pandemic on the labor market and well-being in developing countries.
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