Purpose
of this chapter is to search the effect of Covid-19 pandemic on the income
inequalities across US states. Our
dataset covers 51 US states over the period 1997-2021. The variable analyzed is
the per capita real GDP (y). Having applied, Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Kernel
Density Estimations, we reached several results. Covid-19 had a diverse impact
on the states, while in almost half of the states, there is tightening of the
economy, in the others, it is observed positive economic growth between 2019
and 2021. The covid-19 pandemic did not influence significantly the state level
income distribution and inequalities.
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