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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Ageing Society and SARS-CoV-2 Mortality: Does the Healthcare Absorptive Capacity Matter? |
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Ageing Society and SARS-CoV-2 Mortality: Does the Healthcare Absorptive Capacity Matter? |
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Ageing Society and SARS-CoV-2 Mortality: Does the Healthcare Absorptive Capacity Matter? |
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Journal of Risk and Financial Management |
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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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