applies not just to the vulnerable in the rich world; the vulnerable in the rest of the world are not more immune. Yet …, despite the extensive spread of the virus, the mortality toll remains highly concentrated in high-income countries. Developing … inequality creates the impression that the world is subjected to two different pandemics in terms of their impact. This paper …

demographic consequences of the Rwandan genocide and how the excess mortality due to the conflict was distributed in the … productive skills. "--World Bank web site …

This paper evaluates the global welfare consequences of increases in mortality and poverty generated by the Covid-19 … pandemic. Increases in mortality are measured in terms of the number of years of life lost (LY) to the pandemic. Additional … dominance of poverty over mortality is reversed in a counterfactual "herd immunity" scenario: without any policy intervention …

This paper examines cross-country evidence of how the Covid-19 pandemic spread and the mortality rates associated with … pollution) increase the spread of the pandemic and/or the mortality rate. On average, the government policy delay in mobility … pandemic mortality. Individualistic culture and general trust amplify the positive links between pandemic mortality and the …