Eichenbaum, Martin S.; Rebelo, Sérgio; Trabandt, Mathias - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
We argue that the Covid epidemic disproportionately affected the economic well-being and health of poor people. To … pre-existing inequality in comorbidity rates and access to quality health care. The remaining third, stems from the fact …, we assess the health-income trade-offs associated with fiscal transfers to the poor and mandatory containment policies …