Pandemics, economics and inequality : lessons from the Spanish flu / Sergi Basco, Jordi Domènech, Joan R. Rosés.
Basco, Sergi, author.; Domènech, Jordi, author.; Rosés, Joan R., author.
2022
HC53 .B37 2022
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Title Pandemics, economics and inequality : lessons from the Spanish flu / Sergi Basco, Jordi Domènech, Joan R. Rosés.
Author Basco, Sergi, author.
ISBN 9783031056680 (electronic book)
303105668X (electronic book)
3031056671
9783031056673
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05668-0
Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2022]
Language English
Description 1 online resource
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-031-05668-0 doi
Call Number HC53 .B37 2022
Dewey Decimal Classification 330.9/041
Summary This Pivot book provides a framework for understanding the economic and potentially unequal effects of pandemics, focusing closely on the Spanish Flu. It provides an in-depth analysis of the different effects of the Spanish Flu on the economy from unequal mortality to wages, housing and output. There is a general review of the literature but an important feature of this book is that it explains results using data from Spain, an ideal country to perform this exercise, as its mortality data is not affected by the First World War. Spain was also developed enough to have reliable data, but it was very heterogeneous across regions which will allow a comparison of more and less developed regions. No other book exists that offers a comprehensive and data-driven view of the effects of the Spanish Flu, which is the closest pandemic example to Covid-19. With the outbreak of Covid-19 increasing the need to learn about the economic effects of pandemics, this book will be of interest to academics and students of economic history, macroeconomics (economic crises) and economic development, as well being accessible for the general reader. Sergi Basco is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Barcelona, Spain. Jordi Domenech is Associate Professor in the Department of Social Sciences at University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain. Joan R. Roses is Professor in the Department of Economic History at London School of Economics, UK.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 08, 2022).
Added Author Domènech, Jordi, author.
Rosés, Joan R., author.
Series Palgrave studies in economic history.
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1 Introduction
2 An Overview of Pandemics
3 The Spanish Flu in the News
4 Unequal Mortality during the Spanish Flu
5 The Spanish Flu and the Labor Market
6 The Spanish Flu and the Housing Market
7 Taking Stock: The Aggregate Effects of the Spanish Flu.

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