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Heterogeneity in Damages from A Pandemic.

Amy Finkelstein1, Geoffrey Kocks2, Maria Polyakova3

  • 1MIT and NBER.

The Review of Economics and Statistics
|June 4, 2026
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Summary

The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected certain socio-economic and demographic groups in the US, with persistent disparities in mortality and employment impacts, especially along educational lines.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Health Economics
  • Sociology

Background:

  • The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound and varied impacts on population health and economic well-being.
  • Understanding socio-economic and demographic disparities in these impacts is crucial for public health policy and response.
  • Previous research has highlighted inequalities, but a comprehensive analysis using linked data across multiple dimensions is needed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To document and analyze the heterogeneous economic and health impacts of the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
  • To identify specific socio-economic and demographic groups disproportionately affected by the pandemic's health (all-cause mortality) and economic (employment) consequences.
  • To examine how these disparities evolved over the initial two years of the pandemic.

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Main Methods:

  • Utilized linked survey and administrative data for nationally representative samples in the United States.
  • Analyzed all-cause mortality and employment data across various socio-economic and demographic characteristics, including race/ethnicity, education, industry, and occupation.
  • Compared disparities over time, focusing on the first two years of the pandemic.

Main Results:

  • Adverse economic and health impacts were disproportionately concentrated in specific racial/ethnic, educational, industrial, and occupational groups.
  • Mortality disparities narrowed between Black/Hispanic and White Americans but persisted along educational divides.
  • Economic damages showed narrowing Hispanic-White disparities, while Black-White and educational disparities persisted; lower income individuals experienced steeper excess mortality gradients over time.

Conclusions:

  • The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated existing socio-economic and demographic inequalities in health and economic well-being in the US.
  • While some racial/ethnic mortality disparities narrowed, educational and economic inequalities in both health and economic outcomes remained significant.
  • Findings underscore the need for targeted interventions to address the heterogeneous and persistent impacts of public health crises on vulnerable populations.