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Air Pollution and Mobility, What Carries COVID-19?

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  • C. Vladimir Rodríguez-Caballero

    (Department of Statistics, ITAM, Río Hondo No. 1, Col. Progreso Tizapán, Álvaro Obregón, CDMX, Ciudad de México 01080, Mexico
    CREATES, 8210 Aarhus, Denmark.)

  • J. Eduardo Vera-Valdés

    (Department of Mathematical Sciences, Aalborg University, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
    CREATES, 8210 Aarhus, Denmark.)

Abstract

This paper tests if air pollution serves as a carrier for SARS-CoV-2 by measuring the effect of daily exposure to air pollution on its spread by panel data models that incorporates a possible commonality between municipalities. We show that the contemporary exposure to particle matter is not the main driver behind the increasing number of cases and deaths in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area. Remarkably, we also find that the cross-dependence between municipalities in the Mexican region is highly correlated to public mobility, which plays the leading role behind the rhythm of contagion. Our findings are particularly revealing given that the Mexico City Metropolitan Area did not experience a decrease in air pollution during COVID-19 induced lockdowns.

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  • C. Vladimir Rodríguez-Caballero & J. Eduardo Vera-Valdés, 2021. "Air Pollution and Mobility, What Carries COVID-19?," Econometrics, MDPI, vol. 9(4), pages 1-17, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jecnmx:v:9:y:2021:i:4:p:37-:d:653517
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