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This paper evaluates the global welfare consequences of increases in mortality and poverty generated by the Covid-19 … pandemic. Increases in mortality are measured in terms of the number of years of life lost (LY) to the pandemic. Additional … 2020, the pandemic (and the observed private and policy responses) has generated at least 68 million additional poverty …
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This paper evaluates the global welfare consequences of increases in mortality and poverty generated by the Covid-19 … pandemic. Increases in mortality are measured in terms of the number of years of life lost (LY) to the pandemic. Additional … 2020, the pandemic (and the observed private and policy responses) has generated at least 68 million additional poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012826740
low welfare weight on mortality, poorer countries are found to bear a greater welfare loss from the pandemic. When poverty … welfare losses â combining mortality and poverty and expressed in terms of life-years â depends both on the choice of poverty …The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about massive declines in wellbeing around the world. This paper seeks to quantify …
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low welfare weight on mortality, poorer countries are found to bear a greater welfare loss from the pandemic. When poverty … welfare losses – combining mortality and poverty and expressed in terms of life-years – depends both on the choice of poverty …The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about massive declines in wellbeing around the world. This paper seeks to quantify …
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We discuss and review literature on the macroeconomic effects of epidemics and pandemics since the late 20th century. First, we cover the role of health in driving economic growth and well-being and discuss standard frameworks for assessing the economic burden of infectious diseases. Second, we...
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the strain of novel coronavirus that causes Coronavirus … the reduction of mortality rates of COVID-19 in society. Results suggest that a low average fatality rate of COVID-19 is …
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How has government spending on health prepared countries for tackling the Covid-19 pandemic? Arguably, spending is the …
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