COVID-19 induced national lockdown and income inequality: evidence from Pakistan

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2022-06-20 DOI:10.1080/13600818.2022.2091124

Noman Ahmad, F. Rehman, Nasir Sarwar

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Abstract

ABSTRACT COVID-19 posits two risks to developing countries. On the one hand, growing COVID-19 cases exposed the vulnerabilities of the already debilitating health sector, while, on the other hand, policies to control the spread of COVID-19 can exasperate economic disparities. In this article, we examine one such policy response to control the spread of COVID-19 by the Government of Pakistan, the National Lockdown. This study assesses a plausible impact of this policy response on income equality across Pakistan. By exploiting a nationally representative household survey, it is observed that COVID-19 induced national lockdown is associated with increased income inequality in Pakistan. Our estimates show that about a 16 percent increase in income differences between the top 10 and the bottom 10 percent of the population could be associated with national lockdowns. Gini Coefficient also indicates an up to 3 percent increase in inequality after lockdown. At the disaggregated level, the suggestive evidence shows that inequality has increased within the urban population. Interestingly, the lockdown has also increased the inequality within occupations that can be managed remotely from home.

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新冠肺炎引发的全国封锁和收入不平等：来自巴基斯坦的证据

摘要新冠肺炎给发展中国家带来了两种风险。一方面，不断增长的新冠肺炎病例暴露了本已脆弱的卫生部门的脆弱性，而另一方面，控制新冠肺炎传播的政策可能会加剧经济差距。在这篇文章中，我们研究了巴基斯坦政府为控制新冠肺炎传播而采取的一项政策应对措施，即全国封锁。这项研究评估了这一政策回应对巴基斯坦全国收入平等的可能影响。通过利用一项具有全国代表性的家庭调查，可以观察到新冠肺炎引发的全国封锁与巴基斯坦收入不平等加剧有关。我们的估计显示，前10%和后10%人口之间的收入差距增加约16%可能与全国封锁有关。基尼系数还表明，封锁后，不平等现象增加了3%。在分类层面，提示性证据表明，城市人口中的不平等现象有所加剧。有趣的是，封锁也加剧了可以在家远程管理的职业中的不平等。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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