A DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS OF THE GINI INDEX IN THE NORTHEAST DURING THE PANDEMIC

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Abstract

In 2020, a pandemic, known as the New Coronavirus pandemic, shook the world and the country, also affecting the Northeast. Besides highlighting the disparities, the pandemic resulted in an economic and social crisis, imposing the need for a set of measures, such as: those of social isolation to prevent the proliferation of the virus and those associated with the protection of employment and income. The present study aims to analyze the importance of emergency aid and the impact of the pandemic on per capita household income inequality (DPR), measured by the Gini Index, based on data from PNAD COVID19, for all states in the Northeast region. To achieve this objective, we used as a data source, the monthly microdata from the National Household Sample Survey - PNAD COVID19. From the results obtained, the presence of the emergency aid in 2020 points to an initial tendency to reduce income inequality in all states of the Northeast.

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Author Biographies

Joana Silva, Universidade Regional do Cariri - URCA

Mestra pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Economia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil. Graduada em Ciências Econômicas, Universidade Regional do Cariri, Crato, Ceará, Brasil. Pesquisadora do Grupo de Pesquisa em Territorialidades Econômicas e Desenvolvimento Regional e Urbano, Universidade Regional do Cariri, Crato, Ceará, Brasil.

Juliana Bacelar de Araújo, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN

Professora Adjunta do Departamento de Economia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil.

Fabrício Pitombo Leite, Universidade Federal da Bahia - UFBA

Professor Associado da Faculdade de Economia da Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brasil.

Published

2024-03-15

How to Cite

Silva, J., Bacelar de Araújo, J., & Pitombo Leite, F. (2024). A DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS OF THE GINI INDEX IN THE NORTHEAST DURING THE PANDEMIC. Revista Paranaense De Desenvolvimento - RPD, 44(145). Retrieved from https://ipardes.emnuvens.com.br/revistaparanaense/article/view/1275