Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/222456 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Publisher: 
Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali
Abstract: 
Using data from 70 of the most COVID-19 affected countries, this paper attempts to explain the cross-country variations in the number of officially confirmed COVID-19 positive cases. The findings indicate that regional characteristics play an essential role. Percent of people living in the urban area, number of tests, air passenger transport also come out as determinants with substantial influence. Besides, the impacts of trade relationships with China and per capita health expenditure appear to be noteworthy. The study does not find evidence in favor of the endogeneity of the total number of tests done.
Subjects: 
COVID-19
Economics
Variation in Coronavirus cases
Air Passenger Transport
Trade with China
JEL: 
H12
H51
O57
Document Type: 
Preprint






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