Ethnic minorities, income inequalities and the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from English local councils

Gaia S., Baboukardos D.

Regional Studies, vol.57, no.10, pp.2006-2020, 2023 (SSCI, Scopus) identifier

  • Nəşrin Növü: Article / Article
  • Cild: 57 Say: 10
  • Nəşr tarixi: 2023
  • Doi nömrəsi: 10.1080/00343404.2022.2157384
  • jurnalın adı: Regional Studies
  • Jurnalın baxıldığı indekslər: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Periodicals Index Online, ABI/INFORM, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, CAB Abstracts, EconLit, Geobase, Index Islamicus, PAIS International, Political Science Complete, Public Administration Abstracts, Public Affairs Index, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
  • Səhifə sayı: pp.2006-2020
  • Açar sözlər: COVID-19, England, ethnic minorities, income inequalities, local councils, mortality
  • Açıq Arxiv Kolleksiyası: Məqalə
  • Adres: Bəli

Qısa məlumat

This study examines the effects of ethnic minority populations and income inequalities on COVID-19 excess mortality within English local councils. We demonstrate empirically that councils with large ethnic minority populations and high-income inequalities exhibit higher excess mortality during the first wave of the pandemic. We further show that the association between a large ethnic minority population and high excess mortality is manifested significantly more in councils with larger income inequalities. Our findings call for immediate actions and long-term policies to address social and income inequalities as these inequalities affect population health conditions.