Inequality, poverty, deprivation and the uneven spread of COVID-19 in Europe

Chiara Burlina and Andrés Rodríguez-Pose

Regional Studies, 2024, vol. 58, issue 2, 263-284

Abstract: COVID-19 is mostly considered to have ravaged places with high levels of inequality and poverty. Yet, in the case of Europe, the evidence for this is limited. In this paper we address this gap in our knowledge by exploring how regional variations in poverty, wealth and interpersonal inequality have shaped COVID-19-related excess mortality. The results show that during the first 18 months of the pandemic there is no link between inequality and poverty, on the one hand, and the lethality of the disease, on the other. The geographical concentration of wealthy people is related to more, not less, excess mortality.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2023.2172390

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