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Income Convergence or Divergence in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Shock?

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  • Mariya Brussevich
  • Shihui Liu
  • Mr. Chris Papageorgiou

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The paper extends the work of Deaton (2021) by exploring the period of post-crisis recovery in 2021-2024. The paper documents per-capita income divergence during the period of post-shock recovery, with countries at the bottom of the income distribution falling significantly behind. Findings suggest that higher COVID-19 vaccination rates and targeted virus containment measures are associated with faster recovery in per-capita incomes in the medium term. Evidence on the effectiveness of economic support policies for reducing cross-country income inequality, including fiscal and monetary policies, is mixed especially in the case of developing countries.

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  • Mariya Brussevich & Shihui Liu & Mr. Chris Papageorgiou, 2022. "Income Convergence or Divergence in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Shock?," IMF Working Papers 2022/121, International Monetary Fund.
    • Handle: RePEc:imf:imfwpa:2022/121
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