Título Monetary compensation schemes during the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for household incomes, liquidity constraints and consumption across the EU
Autores CHRISTL, MICHAEL, De Poli, Silvia , Figari, Francesco , Hufkens, Tine , Leventi, Chrysa , Papini, Andrea , Tumino, Alberto
Publicación externa Si
Medio J. Econ. Inequal.
Alcance Article
Naturaleza Científica
Cuartil JCR 1
Cuartil SJR 1
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Fecha de publicacion 01/06/2024
ISI 001103982300001
Scopus Id 2-s2.0-85177459192
DOI 10.1007/s10888-023-09596-4
Abstract This paper analyses the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on household disposable income and household demand in the European Union (EU) during 2020, making use of the EU microsimulation model EUROMOD and nowcasting techniques. We show evidence of heterogeneity in the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the labour markets in EU Member States, with some countries hit substantially harder than others. Most EU Member States experience a large drop in market incomes, with poorer households bearing the brunt. Tax-benefit systems cushioned significantly the transmission of the shock to the disposable income and the household demand, with monetary compensation schemes playing a major role. Additionally, we show that monetary compensation schemes prevent a significant share of households from becoming liquidity constrained during the pandemic.
Palabras clave COVID-19; Inequality; Liquidity constraints; Consumption; Microsimulation; EUROMOD
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