Pandemic, Inequality and Public Health: A Quantitative Analysis

Marcelo Arbex, Luiz A. Barros () and Marcio V. Correa ()
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Luiz A. Barros: CAEN - Graduate Studies in Economics, Federal University of Ceara, Brazil
Marcio V. Correa: CAEN - Graduate Studies in Economics, Federal University of Ceara, Brazil

No 2302, Working Papers from University of Windsor, Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper examines the role of the public health system and inequality during a health crisis (pandemic). We study a two-jurisdiction economy (rich, poor) with two household types (entrepreneurs, workers) and a shock affecting health goods demand and labor productivity. The presence of a public health system helps reduce health consumption inequality and lessens the impact of health shocks on non-health consumption inequality, especially when the pandemic leads to productivity loss. However, it also contributes to increased total consumption inequality, highlighting trade-offs in addressing inequality during a pandemic. Access to a public health system mitigates pandemic-driven inequality and dampens its rise.

Keywords: Pandemic; Covid-19; Public Health; Inequality. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E60 H0 I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30 pages
Date: 2023-12
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