COVID-19 and Differential Income Recovery: Survey Evidence from Indian Punjab-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

COVID-19 and Differential Income Recovery: Survey Evidence from Indian Punjab

Published:2022-10-11 Issue: Volume: Page:002190962211307
ISSN:0021-9096
Container-title:Journal of Asian and African Studies
language:en
Short-container-title:Journal of Asian and African Studies

Author:

Singh Indervir¹^ORCID,Singh Jagdeep²,Baruah Ashapurna³

Affiliation:

1. Central University of Himachal Pradesh, India

2. Guru Nanak College, Budhlada, India

3. Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur, India

Abstract

The study examines changes in earnings of the workers over 1 year. The results show differential impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on income of the workers. The findings suggest that workers, whose occupations were restricted in the initial phase of lockdown, continue to do worse even after lifting the restrictions. Females, casual workers and the less educated are among the worst affected by the economic shock. They continue to lag behind with no sign of catching up with other groups. The study asks for short- and long-term policy measures to address the issue.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Development,Geography, Planning and Development

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00219096221130702

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