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Combatting Covid-19- On Relative Performance of the Indian States

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  • Sugata Marjit

    (Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Kolkata, India)

  • Anish Kumar Mukhopadhyay

    (Nahata JNMS Mahavidyalaya, Kolkata, India)

  • Medha Chatterjee

    (Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India)

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to construct a relative performance index for the States in India in terms of their performance in combatting Covid-19 pandemic. The data is analyzed up to August, 2020, though the methodology used can be readily extended to update the index. The methodology can be applied to other developing countries with similar background. We use population density and the extent of tests conducted to fine tune the index. The association between per capita health expenditure and relative performance indices reveals that there are states where relatively sound health infrastructure has not ensured better performance in curing patients and those relatively weak have done better. But with a multi-dimensional health infrastructure index such anomaly tends to disappear.

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  • Sugata Marjit & Anish Kumar Mukhopadhyay & Medha Chatterjee, 2020. "Combatting Covid-19- On Relative Performance of the Indian States," Working Papers 2049, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade.
    • Handle: RePEc:ift:wpaper:2049
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    Keywords

    Infectious disease; morbidity; mortality; human development; population health;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development

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