Ageing Society and SARS-CoV-2 Mortality: Does the Healthcare Absorptive Capacity Matter?

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mohammad Reza Farzanegan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Journal of Risk and Financial Management
Subjects:
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
disaster
old-age demographic structure
mortality
healthcare absorptive capacity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1911-8074/13/11/277
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1911-8066
1911-8074

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