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Everything that Rises Must Converge: How the Policy and Public Responses to Covid-19 in the Education Sphere Impact on Virus Transmission

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  • Konstantinos Eleftheriou

    (University of Piraeus)

  • Marilou Ioakimidis

    (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)

  • Geraint Johnes

    (Lancaster University)

Abstract

"In this paper, a two-stage approach is used to model international data on the spread of COVID-19. We find evidence of two convergence clubs, one with a higher and one with a lower COVID-19 death rate. We also find evidence to support the hypothesis that relatively high levels of educational attainment in a population predicts a lower COVID-19 death rate among individuals 65 or more years of age. We speculate that this is attributable to more informed prosocial behaviours directed toward elderly people in the form of adherence to guidelines intended to reduce spread of the virus."

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  • Konstantinos Eleftheriou & Marilou Ioakimidis & Geraint Johnes, 2024. "Everything that Rises Must Converge: How the Policy and Public Responses to Covid-19 in the Education Sphere Impact on Virus Transmission," Review of Economic Analysis, Digital Initiatives at the University of Waterloo Library, vol. 16(3), pages 393-408, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:ren:journl:v:16:y:2024:i:3:p:393-408
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.15353/rea.v16i3.5397
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    Keywords

    covid-19; convergence; education; world data;
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    JEL classification:

    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions

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