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

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brussevich, Mariya
Other Authors: Liu, Shihui, Papageorgiou, Chris.
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2022.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2022/121
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