Towards the reversal of poverty and income inequality setbacks due to COVID-19: the role of globalisation and resource allocation

• Published in: International review of applied economics Vol. 36; no. 5-6; pp. 647 - 674
• Main Authors: Ofori, Isaac K., Armah, Mark K., Asmah, Emmanuel E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Routledge 02.11.2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: COVID-19; Economic Integration; Financial Deepening; Globalisation; Globalization; GMM; Income inequality; Inequality; MENA; Pandemics; Poverty; Regions; Resource allocation; Setbacks; Welfare

This study contributes to the policy discourse aimed at addressing the welfare setbacks imposed implicitly by the coronavirus pandemic. To this end, we draw macrodata for the period 1990 - 2019 to examine whether globalisation and resource allocation matter for reducing poverty and income inequality...