NSU Research Contributions
Title : A panel path analysis approach to the determinants of coronavirus disease 2019 transmission: does testing matter for confirmed cases?
Authors : Gour Gobinda Goswami, ARM Mehrab Ali, Sharose Islam
| Journal Title: Journal of Economic Studies | Volume Number: 48 | Publication Year : 2021 | Issue Number: 8 |
| Index: scopus | Ranking: Q1 | ISSN: 0144-3585 | Publisher Name: Emerald |
| Pages : 1624-1648 | |||
| ISBN : 1758-7387 | |||
| Funding Source : None |
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Direct Sustainable Development Goals : SDG3 Good Health & Well-being |
Indirect Sustainable Development Goals : SDG3 Good Health & Well-being |
Sustainable Development Sub Goals : Achieve universal health coverage Strengthen capacity for health risk management |
| Impact statement: Purpose The main purpose of this study is to examine the role of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) test in transmission data globally and to reveal that the true picture of transmission history cannot be revealed if countries do not perform the test adequately. Design/methodology/approach Using Our World in Data for 212 countries and areas and 162 time periods daily from December 31, 2019, to June 09, 2020, on an unbalanced panel framework, we have developed a panel-based path analysis model to explore the interdependence of various actors of COVID-19 cases of transmission across the globe. After controlling for per capita gross domestic product (GDP), age structure, and government stringency, we examine the proposition that COVID-19 testing positively affects transmission. As an anecdote, we also explore the direct, indirect, and total effects of potential determinants of transmission cases worldwide and gain an idea of each factor's relative role in a structural equation framework. | Collaboration: NGO | Keywords: COVID-19; Corona Virus; Our World in Data; Path Analysis; Panel Data; Contagion; Transmission; Government Stringency; Role of T |
