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Immunity-Driven Comparative Advantage and its Palliative Effect on Social Health and Inequality - A Theoretical Perspective

2022-02-15

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We propose a model of “trade” between high income and low-income groups where the rich being scared of the spread of infection hires the poor to engage them in exposure-intensive outdoor activities as workers in the household industry. People who endure hardships and sustain exposure to unhygienic conditions may develop stronger immunity to fight the ongoing pandemic than members of the privileged class. The low-i...

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Literature Corpus work: cd47ca6e-04bd-5696-ac33-e1f109121255
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4035106

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