Seminario PePe (políticas públicas) - Pablo Andrés Neumeyer

We document the heterogeneous effect of covid-19 on health and economic outcomesin Bogot ́a and develop a quantitative dynamic general equilibrium model intertwinedwith a behavioral epidemiological model where society is divided in two groups. Peoplein high/low socioeconomic strata (SES) have a higher/lower human capital, have/notaccess to financial markets and lower/higher contact rates to shop, work, and sociallyinteract. We assess the distributional consequences of covid-19 and evaluate policiesthat restrict economic activity and re-distribute income.