Effects of the Covid-19 coronavirus on employment and family income in southern Peru, 2020

Jinchuña Huallpa J.; Flores Arocutipa J.P.; Fernández Sosa L.E. · Revista Venezolana de Gerencia (2022) · DOI: 10.52080/rvgluz.27.97.21

Resumen

Covid-19 is a global pandemic, which has severely affected the economy of families. The objective of the study was to analyze the effects of Covid-19 on the employment and family income of southern Peru, quarantined by emergency health authorized by the government to mitigate and prevent the pandemic. It is a basic descriptive-level study, with a non-experimental explanatory-level design, supported by quantitative data. In the application of the Chi square, the results showed that high-income families were affected by 30%, low-income families have been affected by up to 100%, isolation affected 49% of jobs and family income decreased by 92% of households. The 50% outlook is that there will be more unemployment. It is concluded that the quarantine by Covid-19 affected employment and family income, low-income families were the most affected, access to independent work has been severely affected by the pandemic.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa; Universidad Nacional de Moquegua