The fall in income inequality during COVID-19 in four European countries

Author:

Clark Andrew E.,D’Ambrosio ConchitaORCID,Lepinteur Anthony

Abstract

AbstractWe here use panel data from the COME-HERE survey to track income inequality during COVID-19 in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. Relative inequality in equivalent household disposable income among individuals changed in a hump-shaped way between January 2020 and January 2021, with an initial rise from January to May 2020 being more than reversed by September 2020. Absolute inequality also fell over this period. Due to the pandemic some households lost more than others, and government compensation schemes were targeted towards the poorest, implying that on average income differences decreased. Generalized Lorenz domination reveals that these distributive changes reduced welfare in Italy.

Funder

Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg

Fondation André Losch

Art2Cure

Cargolux

EUR

Agence Nationale de la Recherche

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management,General Economics, Econometrics and Finance,Sociology and Political Science

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