Employment Loss in Informal Settlements during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Chile.

ABSTRACT: The Covid-19 pandemic has reached almost every corner of the world. Despite the historical development, approval, and distribution of vaccines in some countries, non-pharmaceutical interventions will remain an essential strategy to control the pandemic until a substantial proportion of the population has immunity. There is increasing evidence of the devastating social and economic effects of the pandemic, particularly on vulnerable communities. Individuals living in urban informal settlements are in a structurally disadvantaged position to cope with a health crisis such as the Covid-19 pandemic. Estimates of this impact are needed to inform and prioritize policy decisions and actions. We study employment loss in informal settlements before and during the Covid-19 pandemic in Chile, using a

SUBMITTER: Gil D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8522547 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature