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%T COVID-19 and (gender) inequality in income: the impact of discretionary policy measures in Austria %A Christl, Michael %A De Poli, Silvia %A Kucsera, Dénes %A Lorenz, Hanno %J Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics %N 158 %P 1-17 %D 2022 %K Corona; COVID-19; Coronavirus; EUROMOD; micro-simulation; STW; automatic stabilizers; EU-SILC 2018 %@ 2235-6282 %~ FDB %> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-94662-7 %X This paper analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on household income in Austria, using detailed administrative labor market data, in combination with micro-simulation techniques that enable specific labor market transitions to be modeled. We find that discretionary fiscal policy measures in Austria are key to counteracting the inequality- and poverty-enhancing effect of COVID-19. Additionally, we find that females tend to experience a greater loss in terms of market income. The Austrian tax-benefit system, however, reduces this gender differences. Disposable income has dropped by around 1% for both males and females. By comparison, males profit mainly from short-time work scheme, while females profit especially from other discretionary policy measures, such as the one-off payment for children. %C CHE %G en %9 Zeitschriftenartikel %W GESIS - http://www.gesis.org %~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info