Social capital and the spread of covid-19: Insights from european countries.
J Health Econ
; 80: 102531, 2021 12.
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em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34607120
ABSTRACT
We investigate the effect of social capital on health outcomes during the Covid-19 pandemic in independent analyses for Austria, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. Exploiting detailed geographical variation within countries, we show that a one-standard-deviation increase in social capital leads to between 14% and 34% fewer Covid-19 cases per capita accumulated from mid-March until end of June 2020, as well as between 6% and 35% fewer excess deaths per capita. Our results highlight the positive health returns of strengthening social capital.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Capital Social
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COVID-19
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article