What do we know about the impact of economic recessions on mortality inequalities? A critical review

COVID-19 and changes in college student educational expectations and health by disability status

“…In the literature on environmental disasters, researchers have observed pronounced inequities based on marginalized statuses in rates of injury and death ( Tierney, 2011 ; Zoraster, 2010 ), property loss ( Fussell et al, 2010 ), job loss ( Zottarelli, 2008 ), and psychological distress ( Galea et al, 2007 ). Similar patterns have been observed during economic recessions ( Benach et al, 2022 ), which demographers and others have linked to widening health inequities and growing gaps in mortality between less and more advantaged groups ( Heggebø et al, 2019 ; Maynou & Saez, 2016 ).…”

Long-term trends in urban-neighbourhood inequalities in cause-specific mortality and hospitalisation – multilevel analyses among individuals nested in Finnish post-code areas, 1991–2018

“…The recession after the financial crisis of 2008 and the subsequent rise in unemployment had a more limited impact than in other European countries ( OECD, 2022b ). Although, the evidence is not clear-cut, many studies reveal widening health inequalities following economic recessions ( Benach et al, 2022 ; Heggebø et al, 2019 ). However, evidence of the impact of recessions on neighbourhood-level inequality in mortality is scarce ( Benach et al, 2022 ).…”

“…Although, the evidence is not clear-cut, many studies reveal widening health inequalities following economic recessions ( Benach et al, 2022 ; Heggebø et al, 2019 ). However, evidence of the impact of recessions on neighbourhood-level inequality in mortality is scarce ( Benach et al, 2022 ). One study covering nine European urban areas reported no increase in intra-urban inequalities after the 2008 recession ( Palència et al, 2020 ), but another demonstrated increasing inequality following the same crisis in Barcelona ( Maynou et al, 2016 ).…”

The Effect of Self-Efficacy, Socioeconomic Parents, and Job Expectations on Interest in Continuing Masters Studies

“…Furthermore, an economic recession or economic downturn is actually life during the Covid-19 pandemic, which is a situation where the economy declines significantly and prolonged so that there is a decrease in the country's real income or Gross Domestic Product (GDP), or an increase in unemployment. It has even been found that economic recession has the effect of increasing inequality in educational opportunities (Benach et al, 2022).…”