Ageing society and SARS-CoV-2 mortality: Does the healthcare absorptive capacity matter?

This study examines the effect of the elderly population on SARS-CoV-2 Disease (COVID-19) mortality for a sample of 146 countries. It shows that the elderly population is robustly associated with higher COVID-19 mortality. This effect, however, decreases significantly in countries with higher health care absorptive capacity. The results are robust to control for a set of economic, institutional and regional variables.

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Year of publication:	2020
Authors:	Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza
Published in:	Journal of Risk and Financial Management. - Basel : MDPI, ISSN 1911-8074. - Vol. 13.2020, 11, p. 1-13
Publisher:	Basel : MDPI
Subject:	COVID-19 \| disaster \| healthcare absorptive capacity \| hospital beds \| mortality \| old-age demographic structure \| SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.3390/jrfm13110277 [DOI] 1743511396 [GVK] hdl:10419/239350 [Handle]
Source:	EconStor

Persistent link: https://ebvufind01.dmz1.zbw.eu/10012611491