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The Die is Cast - Factors Influencing Mortality during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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  • Jenny Bethaeuser

    (Justus-Liebig-University Giessen)

  • Jennifer Muschol

    (Justus-Liebig-University Giessen)

Abstract

Since the beginning of the year, almost the entire world has been thrown off course by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused health, social and economic challenges. In an international comparison it can be seen that the mortality rates vary widely between countries. This study therefore aims to investigate the quality of international healthcare systems and their potential risk factors in order to explore the differences in mortality. After the derivation of suitable variables and the collection of a widespread data set, we were able to detect with six different OLS regressions that the mortality rate significantly decreases with a higher number of hospital beds and increases with a higher proportion of elderly population (p

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  • Jenny Bethaeuser & Jennifer Muschol, 2020. "The Die is Cast - Factors Influencing Mortality during the COVID-19 Pandemic," MAGKS Papers on Economics 202050, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Department of Economics (Volkswirtschaftliche Abteilung).
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    Keywords

    COVID-19; Coronavirus; Cases; Deaths; Pandemic; Mortality; Healthcare System; Health Economics;
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    JEL classification:

    • C12 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Hypothesis Testing: General
    • C13 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Estimation: General
    • I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
    • I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development

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