A Vicious Cycle : How Pandemics Lead to Economic Despair and Social Unrest /
In this paper we analyze the dynamics among past major pandemics, economic growth, inequality, and social unrest. We provide evidence that past major pandemics, even though much smaller in scale than COVID-19, have led to a significant increase in social unrest by reducing output and increasing ineq...
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| Format: | Revue |
| Langue: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2020.
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| Collection: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2020/216 |
| Accès en ligne: | Full text available on IMF |