Resilient Regions in Brazil: Unfolding the Effects of COVID-19 From a Socioeconomic Perspective

Author:

Tupy Igor Santos1ORCID,Silva Fernanda Faria2ORCID,Diniz Gustavo Figueiredo Campolina3ORCID,Montenegro Rosa Livia4ORCID,de Queiroz Stein Alexandre5ORCID,Ferraz Diogo2ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Economics, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Brazil

2. Department of Economics, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP), Brazil

3. Institute of Human and Social Sciences, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Brazil

4. Department of Economics, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Brazil

5. Department of Economics, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil

Abstract

At the beginning of 2020, the world was left in an unprecedented state of shock by the COVID-19 pandemic. Brazil quickly became the epicenter of new cases of contamination, where the propagation of the virus was unrestrained, despite boasting one of the strongest Universal health coverage systems in Latin America. This paper has at least three empirical contributions to the literature about economic resilience and the COVID-19 pandemic. Firstly it is a critical issue regarding the “economics versus life” trade-off, which is an essential question for developing countries, given that policymakers must decide between policies to reduce the number of COVID-19 infections without damaging the economy. Secondly, our findings suggest that the early adoption of isolation measures applied in 2020, such as the financial aid and the vaccination have been effective in controlling the effects of the pandemic, especially in vulnerable microregions. Furthermore, it was verified that the Emergency financial aid was a fundamental policy in minimizing the economic impacts of the pandemic and allowing people to practice social distancing, contributing positively to the Employment Resilience Index and negatively related to the growth rate of deaths due to COVID-19. The contribution of our study is to measure an inverted U-shaped curve to demonstrate that policymakers must achieve a minimum of families to decrease the COVID-19 deaths. These contributions are essential and straightforward findings to lead policymakers' decisions in developing countries facing financial constraints in the public budget and population reticence about physical distancing, self-quarantine and vaccination.

Funder

Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG), Brazil

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

General Social Sciences,General Environmental Science

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