Inequality in the time of COVID-19: All metrics are not equal when it comes to assessing the pandemic’s unequal effect

Summary:

This report by the International Monetary Fund examines income inequality and points to international evidence of the effectiveness of social protection policy responses such as income transfers targeted to poor and vulnerable workers.

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