The Income Gradient in Mortality during the Covid-19 Crisis: Evidence from Belgium
Abstract We use population-wide data from linked administrative registers to study the distributional pattern of mortality before and during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in Belgium. Over the March-May 2020 study period, excess mortality is only found among those aged 65 and over. For this group, we find a significant negative income gradient in excess mortality, with excess deaths in the bottom income decile more than twice as high as in the top income decile for both men and women. However, given the high inequality in mortality in normal times, the income gradient in all-cause mor... Mehr ...
Verfasser: | |
---|---|
Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | The Journal of Economic Inequality ; volume 19, issue 3, page 551-570 ; ISSN 1569-1721 1573-8701 |
Verlag/Hrsg.: |
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
|
Schlagwörter: | Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management / General Economics / Econometrics and Finance / Sociology and Political Science |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26601281 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
Powered By: | BASE |
Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10888-021-09505-7 |