Does testing for coronavirus reduce deaths?

Arbeitspapier

We examine the effect of testing for Coronavirus on deaths in eight countries over the month of March 2020 by estimating a fixed-effect regression model using the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM). On average, the data reject the hypothesis that "testing" for the virus does not affect death. By country, however, we reject the hypothesis in two countries at the 5 percent level, in three countries at the 10 percent level, and could not reject it in three other countries. On average, testing for the virus is an important element of the health policy.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: EERI Research Paper Series ; No. 06/2020

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Health: General ; Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Panel Data Models; Spatio-temporal Models ; Single Equation Models: Single Variables: Instrumental Variables (IV) Estimation
• Subject: Pandemic ; Testing and Deaths ; Panel Data ; Fixed Effect Model ; GMM

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Razzak, Weshah A.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Economics and Econometrics Research Institute (EERI)
• (where): Brussels
• (when): 2020

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/251098
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET