Will Outbreaks Increase or Reduce Income Inequality? the Case of COVID-19

Esme IŞIK, (Malatya Turgut Özal Üniversitesi, Gözlükçü, Malatya, Türkiye)
Ayfer ÖZYILMAZ, (Kocaeli Üniversitesi, Gölcük Meslek Yüksekokulu, Dış Ticaret Programı, Kocaeli, Türkiye)
Metin TOPRAK, (İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim Üniversitesi, İşletme ve Yönetim Bilimleri Fakültesi, İktisat Bölümü, İstanbul, Türkiye)
Yüksel BAYRAKTAR, (İstanbul Üniversitesi, İktisat Fakültesi, İktisat Bölümü, İstanbul, Türkiye)
Figen BÜYÜKAKIN, (Kocaeli Üniversitesi, İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi, İktisat Bölümü, Kocaeli, Türkiye)
Mehmet Fırat OLGUN (Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Rektörlük, Kastamonu, Türkiye)
Istanbul business research
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Yıl: 2022 Cilt: 51 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 583 - 605 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.26650/ibr.2022.51.895431 İndeks Tarihi: 06-05-2023

Will Outbreaks Increase or Reduce Income Inequality? the Case of COVID-19

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The effects of economic contractions experienced during pandemic periods on different income sectors and country groups in terms of income inequality are not homogeneous. Due to the fact that COVID-19 has deeply affected the lives of the poor, immigrants, refugees, the homeless, seasonal workers and people with no health insurance, the relationship between the pandemic and income inequality is of great significance . This study aims to find an answer to the question of whether the recent pandemic increased or decreased income inequality. In the study, the effect of COVID-19 on income inequality in 38 countries with different income levels is analyzed with the Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) and Linear Regression (LR) method. In this context, Gini index values for 2020 were estimated using unemployment, inflation and growth data, which are determinants of income distribution, for the periods 2000-2019. According to the analysis findings, while COVID-19 reduces income inequality in some countries, it increases it in others. However, in general, the results of our study show that the overall effect of COVID-19 on income levels in both developed and developing countries has been to increase income inequality.
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APA Isik E, OZYILMAZ A, TOPRAK M, Bayraktar Y, Büyükakın F, OLGUN M (2022). Will Outbreaks Increase or Reduce Income Inequality? the Case of COVID-19. , 583 - 605. 10.26650/ibr.2022.51.895431
Chicago Isik Esme,OZYILMAZ AYFER,TOPRAK METİN,Bayraktar Yüksel,Büyükakın Figen,OLGUN Mehmet Fırat Will Outbreaks Increase or Reduce Income Inequality? the Case of COVID-19. (2022): 583 - 605. 10.26650/ibr.2022.51.895431
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Vancouver Isik E,OZYILMAZ A,TOPRAK M,Bayraktar Y,Büyükakın F,OLGUN M Will Outbreaks Increase or Reduce Income Inequality? the Case of COVID-19. . 2022; 583 - 605. 10.26650/ibr.2022.51.895431
IEEE Isik E,OZYILMAZ A,TOPRAK M,Bayraktar Y,Büyükakın F,OLGUN M "Will Outbreaks Increase or Reduce Income Inequality? the Case of COVID-19." , ss.583 - 605, 2022. 10.26650/ibr.2022.51.895431
ISNAD Isik, Esme vd. "Will Outbreaks Increase or Reduce Income Inequality? the Case of COVID-19". (2022), 583-605. https://doi.org/10.26650/ibr.2022.51.895431
APA Isik E, OZYILMAZ A, TOPRAK M, Bayraktar Y, Büyükakın F, OLGUN M (2022). Will Outbreaks Increase or Reduce Income Inequality? the Case of COVID-19. Istanbul business research, 51(2), 583 - 605. 10.26650/ibr.2022.51.895431
Chicago Isik Esme,OZYILMAZ AYFER,TOPRAK METİN,Bayraktar Yüksel,Büyükakın Figen,OLGUN Mehmet Fırat Will Outbreaks Increase or Reduce Income Inequality? the Case of COVID-19. Istanbul business research 51, no.2 (2022): 583 - 605. 10.26650/ibr.2022.51.895431
MLA Isik Esme,OZYILMAZ AYFER,TOPRAK METİN,Bayraktar Yüksel,Büyükakın Figen,OLGUN Mehmet Fırat Will Outbreaks Increase or Reduce Income Inequality? the Case of COVID-19. Istanbul business research, vol.51, no.2, 2022, ss.583 - 605. 10.26650/ibr.2022.51.895431
AMA Isik E,OZYILMAZ A,TOPRAK M,Bayraktar Y,Büyükakın F,OLGUN M Will Outbreaks Increase or Reduce Income Inequality? the Case of COVID-19. Istanbul business research. 2022; 51(2): 583 - 605. 10.26650/ibr.2022.51.895431
Vancouver Isik E,OZYILMAZ A,TOPRAK M,Bayraktar Y,Büyükakın F,OLGUN M Will Outbreaks Increase or Reduce Income Inequality? the Case of COVID-19. Istanbul business research. 2022; 51(2): 583 - 605. 10.26650/ibr.2022.51.895431
IEEE Isik E,OZYILMAZ A,TOPRAK M,Bayraktar Y,Büyükakın F,OLGUN M "Will Outbreaks Increase or Reduce Income Inequality? the Case of COVID-19." Istanbul business research, 51, ss.583 - 605, 2022. 10.26650/ibr.2022.51.895431
ISNAD Isik, Esme vd. "Will Outbreaks Increase or Reduce Income Inequality? the Case of COVID-19". Istanbul business research 51/2 (2022), 583-605. https://doi.org/10.26650/ibr.2022.51.895431
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