Identity during a Crisis: COVID-19 and Ethnic Divisions in the United States

Autor:	Jakina Debnam Guzman, Marie Christelle Mabeu, Roland Pongou
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	General Medicine
Zdroj:	AEA Papers and Proceedings. 112:319-324
ISSN:	2574-0776 2574-0768
DOI:	10.1257/pandp.20221115
Popis:	During a crisis, does ethnic composition influence policy efficiency? How do the effects of ethnic divisions differ from those of ethnic diversity? Using the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic, we show that ethnic divisions, rather than diversity, significantly reduce the efficacy of crisis response. United States counties with higher levels of ethnic divisions fared worse after lockdowns in COVID-19 cases and deaths. Diversity had little effect, except in highly segregated areas. Results are not driven by differences in politics, public goods, socioeconomics, or levels of high-risk populations.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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