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

Chiara Burlina and Andrés Rodríguez-Pose

No 2303, Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG) from Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography

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 inter-personal 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.

Keywords: COVID-19; pandemic; inequality; poverty; institutions; regions; Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D31 O43 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-02, Revised 2023-02
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Journal Article: Inequality, poverty, deprivation and the uneven spread of COVID-19 in Europe (2024)
Working Paper: Inequality, poverty, deprivation and the uneven spread of COVID-19 in Europe (2023)
Working Paper: Inequality, poverty, deprivation and the uneven spread of COVID-19 in Europe (2023)
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