Table 10.

The effects on poverty of an early selective reopening of the economy, by gender, Colombia

	Reopening as per Decree 636, first month, compared with:		Reopening as per Decree 636, two months of reopening, compared with:
	BASELINE: Immediate recovery (100% loss)	Gradual Recovery (100% loss)	BASELINE: Immediate recovery (100% loss)	Gradual recovery (100% loss)
Panel A: National
Total poverty rate	32.1	33.7	31.7	31.7
Impact on total poverty headcount rate	− 1.27	− 2.39	− 1.66	− 4.36
Number of people exiting total poverty	631,735	1,186,796	818,193	2,141,356
Panel B: Males
Total poverty rate	31.5	33.1	31.1	31.1
Impact on total poverty headcount rate	− 1.33	− 2.56	− 1.71	− 4.5
Number of people exiting total poverty	318,023	611,874	408,817	1,075,362
Panel C: Females
Total poverty rate	32.7	34.3	32.3	32.3
Impact on total poverty headcount rate	− 1.28	− 2.35	− 1.67	− 4.35
Number of people exiting total poverty	313,711	574,922	409,376	1,065,994

Source Authors’ simulations using GEIH 2018

Note Extreme poverty headcount is defined as the percentage of people with per capita income below the national extreme poverty line of COP 117,805 (USD 31.44); and total poverty as below the total poverty line of COP 257,433 (USD 68.70)