COVID-19 and non-communicable diseases: GMM/IV Panel VAR evidence from US states
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COVID-19, Mortality, NCDs, Panel VARAbstract
This paper estimates panel vector autoregressions to analyze the endogenous connection between COVID-19 and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Using weekly, US state-level data, the study finds evidence of a significant positive effect of NCD-related mortality on deaths due to COVID-19. I find this effect to be higher for males than females. Results are robust to several sensitivity checks, so large deviations are unexpected.
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