Information and Inequality in the Time of a Pandemic /

We introduce two types of agent heterogeneity in a calibrated epidemiological search model. First, some agents cannot afford staying home to minimize their virus exposure, while others can. Our results show that these poor agents bear most of the epidemic's health costs. Moreover, we show that...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Dizioli, Allan
Andere auteurs: Pinheiro, Roberto
Formaat: Tijdschrift
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2020.
Reeks:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2020/188
Online toegang:Full text available on IMF